text:
Longoria and Hinske homer to blow past Pirates
Rays 10, Pirates 5
When you begin to come into view of PNC Park in Pittsburgh, the thing that catches your eyes is the magestic and magnificient splendor that is the Roberto Clemente Bridge. This river by-way is the perfect way to stroll into the ballpark for another night of great baseball, and of course, a Rays win.
When you enter Jacob's Field/Progressive Field, it is the fact that you are above the main bowl of the stadium and all the action is below you. The fat that there is a monster wall in leftfield, and a scenic picnic nook in center is not lost on the effects of stadium's collossial scoreboard. Every stadium in America has a unique feel and has a signature element to it that sets it apart from all other stadiums. What is it that set the Trop apart from everywhere else in the majors?
First thing that comes to mind is the AC. 74 degrees year round and no showers in the forecast. No birds flying in and taking that last frie, or any army of ants or flying pests beside the occasional horsefly visit on your cup. But the thing that most people think of when they think Trop. is………………catwalks.
I know, I know. If the stadium had been built 5 years later, it might look more like Camden Yards with a roof, or Safeco Field with its gigantic three paneled monster ceiling. It might have a fans design, a sail design, or maybe, just maybe a retro-modern take on the tin roofs of Key West. The catwalks are the things people seem to be curious and comment about the most.
No matter if no one hits one for an entire series, you have to go through the "Trop Catwalk speech" so visitors know what is going on when the pinball bounces. Shane Hillebrand and Carlos Pena have planted ball on the catwalks, Jonny Gomes has hit them more than any other Ray( 7 times), but they are still that X-factor that can turn a game from a serious adventure to a joke in a nano-second on ESPN or another sports show. Let's hope that the MLB does give us a All-Star game based on upgrades and committment by both the team and the ownership group…………..We deserve to show America our playground, and they can play by our rules.
Trivia Fact of the Night:
Fernando Venezulea is the only person to win the Rookie of the Year award and Cy Young Award in the same season.
Why again did we send Evan Longoria down in Spring Training to the minors? For game seasoning.
Well, the Rookie is actually becoming the big cheese for the Rays this year by hitting his 3-run homer to left center that was clearly over 410 feet from the plate. It was Longoria's 15th homer of the year to lead both the club and put some distance on his MLB Rookie lead over Joey Votto( Reds) and Geovany Soto ( Cubs).
Not only did Evan hit a critical 3-run shot that brought Tampa Bay it's 48th win of the year, but Longoria was not done there.
Longoria now has 3-straight games of at least 3-hits and 1 homer. The last rookie to have such a streak was Johnny Fredrick of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1929. Longo lead all rookies, and is 8th in the AL in Slugging Percentage at .540 for the year, despite missing the first 11 games of the year while in the minors.
He has a chance to be only the third rookie in the last 50 years to have 15 homers, 20 doubles, and 50 RBI's by the All-Star break. The others were Devon White (1987), and Fred Lynn (1975). And his 15 homers is the most by a rookie before the All-Star break since Bob Hamelin of KC (16 homers) in 1994.
And it was not a one-man show for the Rays Friday night. Eric Hinske also got into the act by hitting his own 3-run shot 2 rows short of going out of PNC Park. If the wind would have carried it a few more yards, Hinske would have been only the 23rd person to hit one out in that location in the stadium's history.
Longoria went 4-5 last night, but Hinske's 2-3 was not overshadowed at all by the rookie. Hinske also scored 3 times for the Rays in the win. Hinske now has 13 homers and is tied with Carl Crawford with 44 RBI's for the squad. Crawfoird also went to deep center in the 6th inning.
But the true story of the night was Rays starter Scott Kazmir. Kazmir began the game in dominating style until he ran into some trouble in the 4th inning. Scott had been mixinng his pitches well, but had a loose control on his slider tonight and it cost him with a homer to Freddie Sanchez in the bottom of the 4th.
Scott tried to get a great handle on the slider, but it was not breaking great tonight and slipped up and over the outside corners to give up 4 runs in the 4th inning. Kazmir got only 4 strikeouts in 5 innings of work, and also got his 7th victory of the year for the Rays.
Tonight was also the first game back for Carlos Pena, who had been on the DL for 15 days to heal a broken finger on his throwing hand. Rays Manager Joe Maddon moved Carlos down into the 6th slot in the order to not put extra pressure on Pena until his hand is fully healed. Carlo went 0-4 tonight, but took some mean swings on the bat and hit a few monster fly balls.
Maddon always comments that when Carlos hit them(pitches) a mile, even for outs, he is close to regaining his stride and the rest will take care of itself.
For the first time in a long while, Rays reliever J P Howell got roughed up a bit by an opposing team. Howell, who is 6-0 this season, has been the glue that has held the seams between the Bullpen and the starters this year.
J P lasted 1 inning and gave up 2 hits and a lone run to the Pirates. He currently has a 3.02 ERA, and is a huge part of the Rays Bullpen that have held opponents' to a .213 average, best in the majors this year.
Please note for the Boston Series beginning Monday, tickets still remain for all 3 games at the Trop., but fans are urged to purchase tickets in advance due to the large crowds expected for the series.
The Rays are 9-1 at home with crowds over 30,000 fans, and 11-2 in front of crowds of 25,000 or more this year. The Rays have drawn 867,648 fans thru 43 home games, an increase of 42 percent over last year. Only the Washington Senators, who moved into their new ballpark has a double digit increase with 20 percent so far in 2008.
Akinora Iwamura will miss the nest 3 games to fulfill his suspension in his actions during the last Boston series. Aki was not granted any reduction in the length of the suspension, while Boston outfielder Coco Crisp suspension was reduced from 7 to 5 games.
"I was very disappointed that my hope didn't come through," Iwamura said through an interpreter. "It hurts me that I cannot start the first day against Boston. But at the same time, it's decided by the Commissioner and there's nothing you can do about it."
Aki will miss the rest of the away series against the Pirates, and the first game of the Red Sox series at home.
Crisp, on the other hand, will miss the entire Red Sox-Rays series next week.
Major League Baseball's decision "baffles" Rays manager Joe Maddon. The third-year skipper said he will seek an explanation from the appropriate decision-makers.
"I don't agree with it at all," Maddon said. "I think it should have been reduced. I think it's way too severe because of the fact that we were reacting to the situation, and furthermore, the guy [Crisp] that pretty much created the entire moment gets his reduced by two days.
"Honestly, none of that makes any sense to me whatsoever."


text:
Samsung's 2012 TVs, audio systems and home entertainment products
A Samsung executive showed Good Gear Guide Smart Interaction, using voice control, gesture and face recognition to control a TV without a remote.
This Samsung DA-ES760 audio system can dock a Galaxy Tab or Galaxy smartphone, with a dual-dock model also available to suit Apple products. It can connect to Wi-Fi and stream music wirelessly from a Samsung TV or device using AllShare Play.
Smart Evolution will let 2012 TV buyers upgrade their sets in 2013 when expansion kits are made available with extra processing or graphics power.
Samsung will be promoting its TV range using three key aspects: Smart Interaction, Smart Content and Smart Evolution.
A look at the Smart Hub on a 2012 Samsung Series 8 TV.
Samsung will be promoting the Fitness and Family Story apps as part of its 2012 Smart Content service.
A range of accessories will be available for this year's TV sets, including 3D glasses that are much thinner and lighter than previous models.
The six key elements Samsung is counting on to sell its 2012 TV range.
Gesture control sees an outstretched hand as a mouse cursor, which can be moved around the screen. Clenching the hand into a fist 'clicks' on on-screen items.
The top-of-the-line Series 8 LED TV. In its 55in screen size this will be Samsung's most expensive TV for 2012.
Family Story is a private social network that can be accessed by family members using Samsung mobile apps on smartphones or tablets. Users can post photos and leave notes for other family members.
Premium Samsung plasma TVs from the Series 7+ and Series 5+ ranges.
A bevy of TVs were on display at the 2012 Samsung Forum.
Fitness uses pre-loaded exercise videos, can sync with a Wi-Fi weight scale, and can access Runkeeper data from linked mobile apps to build a work-out profile.
TVs from the budget Series 4 to premium Series 8 were on show.
The Samsung DA-ES760 uses a dual-stage amplifier using both valve and digital amplifier technology; it promises warm sound without distortion.
Another look at the Samsung Series 8 LED TV.
This Samsung soundbar can be split in half to work as stereo speakers to each side of a TV, and two soundbars can be combined for a four-speaker setup.
Voice control lets users issue basic commands to the television, and its use in apps like the Web browser is also possible. An Australian English version will be available in local TVs.
A 2012 Samsung Series 8 LED TV in a Smart TV booth.
Don't have an account? Sign up here
Don't have an account? Sign up now
Forgot password?

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Program Promos
Blues influence airs every other Tues. from 1-2:30 pm and is hosted by Blues Boy Bob.
EuroBureau is a weekly radio magazine of music and news from Europe and airs on KMUD every Wednesday afternoon from 2:30 to 4:00 (PST).
Cannabis Consciousness is a monthly radio news & call-in show about all things cannabis, airing the first Sunday of every month from 1:30-3:00pm.
Use the player below to hear about this month's program.
The SHARC Report which airs on the first Thurs. of every month at 5pm is a radio show
all about radio for radio lovers like you.
Democracy Now! -a national, independent, award-winning news program hosted by Amy Goodman, airs on KMUD Mon-Fri from Noon-1pm.


text:
If you've made your way here from Rainbow Kids- welcome! Check out the right sidebar for all things Congo and Adoption. Let me know if there is something I can do to help you on your adoption journey!
And because there haven't been any for a few days, here are some gratuitious kid pics. Does anyone else find that once you have more than one kid- you can rarely ever get them to all smile at one time? Here is our best attempt.
P.S. Don't forget to get in on THE BLIND SIDE GIVEAWAY! Even if you're new here- I'd love for you to play along!
Like what you read? Join us on Facebook!


text:
Pakistan's Dysfunctional Democracy
News out of U.S. "ally" Pakistan appears promising for its fragile democracy, but may actually signal a continuation of that country's destructive political pattern. For the past two days, Sufi cleric Tahir‐ul Qadri has led protests in Islamabad calling for a caretaker administration to take over for the ruling coalition, a swap he claims will help to ensure that upcoming parliamentary elections (yet to be scheduled) remain honest. Amid those protests, Pakistan's Supreme Court issued an arrest order for Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, who as minister for water and power allegedly received illegal kickbacks.
A colleague asked me: "What does this mean for Pakistani democracy?" To which I replied, "When did it ever exist?"
Certainly, any and all condemnations of public sector corruption comes as welcome news, especially in a country ruled by a tiny minority of kleptocratic elites. Still, such developments require historical background. On cleric Qadri, last week Radio Free Europe's Daud Khan Khattak asked rhetorically "Can This Islamic Cleric Liberalize Pakistan's Politics?" Perhaps, but unlikely. The federal government responded quite rightly that Qadri's demand for the government to step down—and the judiciary and the military help appoint a caretaker government—is unconstitutional. What makes Qadri's demands especially troubling, writes Eurasia Group's Shamila N. Chaudhary, is that the current government will be "the first time a [civilian] government in Pakistan finishes a complete term." It seems imprudent to derail such a historic moment by emboldening Pakistan's military, which carries a long history of dictatorship. In fact, Qadri once supported Pakistan's former General‐President Pervez Musharraf.
On that note, another prominent figure in this unfolding drama who once supported the maintenance of dictatorial authority is none other than Pakistan Supreme Court Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. In February 2000, after Musharraf overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless coup in 1999, Chaudhry, then chief justice of the Balochistan Supreme Court, swore an oath of office under Musharraf to become a judge on Pakistan's Supreme Court. As Pakistan analyst Seth Oldmixon points out, the court, in its own words, "validated the extra‐constitutional step on the touchstone of the doctrine of state necessity and the principle of salus populi suprema lex" (Let the good of the people be the supreme law).
Spontaneous bouts of pro‐democracy protests are promising, but sadly it appears that no one is innocent in this confusing political spectacle. Democracy or no democracy, though, Islamabad's relations with Washington will likely continue its transactional nature, with a heavy and unpredictable mixture of antagonism and cooperation.


text:
Beliebte Young Dolph Lyrics
- 01Preach
- 02Forever
- 03All Mine
- 04Get Paid
- 05Never Ever
- 06Nervous
- 07Want It All
- 08Ask Your Bitch
A-Plus Lyrics Young Dolph
Young Dolph - A-Plus SongtextA-Plus
Thug nigga get your cake up
We're smokin' on that A-Plus
Uuuuh, uuuuh...
Thick bitch with me got that A-Plus
Yeah, it's Dolph
I'm flyin' through the city in a 2 seater
Runnin' red lights pourin' up syrup
Thick bitch with me poppin' pain killers
I'm smokin' loud A.K.A. that brain killer
Bought a house in the hood to sell kush there
Five Franklyns for my Prada footwear
My family infested with dope fiends
Guess it run in my jeans cause I'm sprung on Codeine
The bad bitches show me love, the broke niggas hatin'
Snitches tellin' on me got the Feds investigatin'
The illest nigga in my city nigga, straight up
These lil' niggas midgrade, Dolph A-Plus
First thing first when I wake up (What you do?)
I brush my teeth and roll a blunt of A-Plus
Plus you sold Kush he make you wanna lay us
I told lil' mama, bitch you got that A-Plus (A-Plus)
A-Plus (A-Plus), A-Plus
She off the chain with it, I gave her a A-Plus (A-Plus)
A-Plus (A-Plus), A-Plus
I pull up with the calculator, I'm servin' A-Plus
I pull up with the calculator the service strong
Got a ATL bitch bad to the bone
Got a East Memphis Yellow Bone
And everythang I got, I got it on my own (Word)
High top, Ferragamos laced up
So many Franklyns look like we just robbed a bank truck
In a vet coupe rollin' up A-Plus
They try to copy but them niggas ain't us
Knowin' damn well they can't do the shit like we do
P-U to them Pee-Wees I'm in the air I don't see you
I told lil' mama she bad, she say come get a rearview
She gave me that A-Plus and I buy that bitch a new hair-do
Teile diesen Songtext
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
Blinding Lights
The Weeknd
194 Länder
Mark Forster
Maroon 5
Black Swan
Don't Start Now
Dua Lipa
What A Man Gotta Do
Jonas Brothers


text:
Heat come back, force Game 7
MIAMI – LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Miami Heat staved off elimination with a 103-100 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.
James missed nine of his first 12 shots, but scored 16 points in the fourth to rally the Heat from a 10-point deficit. The Heat trailed 94-89 with 28 seconds to play, but James hit a 3 with 20 seconds to go and Allen drilled another to tie it.
James' layup with 1:43 to play in overtime gave the Heat a 101-100 lead, and Allen added two free throws to force Game 7, which is on Thursday night in Miami.
Copyright 2013 by Local10.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


text:
My oldest niece just turned 13, and I can't believe how grown up she is. My sister texted me the other day that she came downstairs after getting the baby dressed, and saw that T had made bacon and egg sandwiches for her and R, and was sitting there at the table, eating her sandwich for breakfast and drinking coffee.
I still remember the first time I drank a cup of coffee, somewhere around the age of 10 or 11. Not just tasted it, but sat and drank the whole thing. We were at the airport, waiting in the terminal (back when this was allowed) to see my grandparents off. All the adults were drinking coffee, and I decided that I wanted to be just as grown up as them. So I filled a Styrofoam cup to the brim, and took one shuddering sip. And another, and another.
Stubbornly, I finished the whole cup, and hated every single bitter drop. It took a while for me to acquire a taste for it, first with cream and sugar, although now, I usually prefer it black. A truly good cup of coffee doesn't need any improvement.
The cup of coffee that I drink in the afternoon at work is maybe even more important than the first... That first steaming cup of coffee each morning perks me up and gets my stomach growling for breakfast while I settle in for the day. And when the last drop is gone, I usually convince myself not to drink another, and might have some tea late morning.
The second cup, though, is the one I start thinking about a little after lunch, the one I know I'll need to avoid getting sleepy on the drive home in case the afternoon commute traffic is inexplicably, inexplainably crowded…
Dark, strong and bitter coffee is just the antidote to the post-lunch coma that threatens to set in after staring at my computer screen for too long. But coffee in the afternoon also makes me want something sweet. Something sugary. Sweet things taste so good with hot coffee.
Sweet things like cake. Soft lemon cake. Blueberry jam. Raspberry buttercream. Oh, my.
Friday was an emotional day at work. My department has been absolved, utterly and completely taken apart, and that day was goodbye for most of my teammates. I have until the end of July, until it's my turn to leave, too. But these people, some of whom I've worked with for almost 10 years, who have become so important to me... it's the end of this chapter in our lives.
There were things that I wanted to say, and just couldn't. I hope that they know the words I couldn't express, the feelings that are implicit at this time when the future is so uncertain. I'm hopeful that all this change is for the best. Jamie tells me to embrace this chance to try something new, something that I'm passionate about.
And so, for some deliciously sweet comfort, there was cake...
Lemon Cake with Blueberry Filling and Raspberry Butter Cream
printable recipe
- White cake mix
- Zest and juice of 2 lemons
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Raspberry Buttercream:
- 1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
- 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk, if needed
Filling and Garnish:
- 1 cup blueberry or seedless raspberry jam (or a combination of both!)
- 1 cup fresh blueberries and/or raspberries
Cook's Note:
Although I layered whole blueberries between the cake layers, it proved to cause the cake layers to slip and slide a little, since the berries acted a little like ball bearings! To avoid this problem, I would suggest one of the following:
a. Mash the berries a little if placing between the cake layers.
b. Stir the berries into the cake batter to bake into the cake.
c. Simply garnish the cake with lots of berries on top, instead of placing inside.
Bake the Cake:
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease the bottom only of two 8-inch round cake pans, and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Spray the paper with non-stick spray.
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine all of the cake ingredients. Mix on low speed to combine, then on medium speed for 2-3 minutes until smooth and well blended. Divide evenly between the pans. Bake for 25-29 minutes until the cake springs back when touched and a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool cakes in the pans on wire racks for 15 minutes, then turn out and cool completely on wire racks, covered loosely with a clean kitchen towel.
Once completely cool, use a sharp knife or cake leveler to level the tops of the cakes, then split each cake so that you have a total of 4 layers. (Save any leftover bits of cake from leveling to make little mini trifles.)
Prepare the Frosting:
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine butter, powdered sugar and jam on low speed, then increase to medium high. Whip for 4-5 minutes until very light and fluffy, adding a little milk, if needed, for the desired consistency.
Assembling the Cake:
Place the first layer of cake on a cake board. Spread with half the jam.
Add the second layer of cake and spread with 2/3 cup of the raspberry buttercream.
Add the third layer of cake and spread with the rest of the jam.
Add the fourth layer of cake. Frost all over with the raspberry buttercream.
Garnish with berries.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Recipe from Curly Girl Kitchen


text:
T-Mobile HTC Amaze 4G Android 4.0 update now available
Android 4.0 for the T-Mobile HTC Amaze 4G has arrived! To initiate the download, press Menu > Settings > About Phone > HTC Software Updates > Check and follow the instructions to download and install the new build. The HTC Amaze 4G's Android 4.0 update can downloaded over T-Mobile's 3G/HSPA+ network, but we'll understand if you want to connect your phone over Wi-Fi to download the update just a little faster.
The HTC Amaze 4G's Android 4.0 update is nearly identical to the HTC Sensation 4G update which T-Mobile started pushing out last week – including improvements to multi-tasking, face unlock, new browser capabilities, and access to Android 4.0 applications like Google's Chrome browser. Full details of the HTC Amaze 4G's Android 4.0 update can be found on the T-Mobile's support site.
New Android 4.0 features
- Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
- Sense 3.6
- System bar enhancements to easily view recent apps.
- Re-sizeable widgets
- Lock screen actions including pull down notifications and adjust volume while device is locked.
- Data usage controls.
- Face Unlock
- Home screen folders
- Improved battery life
- Improved text input and spell checking
- Improved menu structure
Before you start downloading the Android 4.0 update, make sure your handset has at least a 50% battery charge. Let us know how the update process goes and how you like all the new features included in the Amaze 4G's Ice Cream Sandwich update. We're curious to know if the T-Mobile HTC Amaze 4G will benefit from the same performance improvements we've seen on other HTC devices which have been updated to Android 4.0.


text:
Artist description:
Poor Lil' Puppy is too small to run with the big dogs, so he just watches them run with his big big eyes!!! Someday, Small Puppy... it will be your turn to run!!! They say all things come to those who wait... ;-D (Ref. used/changed for drawing)
Canvas Draw Created Mar 15, 2012 1024 x 736px Unless noted Copyright 2012 Salita.
We encourage you to submit a comment and let the artist know what you think of this drawing. Please log in or join to post a comment.
Post a comment
she is adorable! nice shading! 5h
Aww so adorable! Little sweet puppy. What an amazing job you did here. Love it. Goes to the fave.
SO ADORABLE and you did a FANTASTIC job!!! His eyes (wow), paws (wow so cute) liddle nails (wow aaw) - FAVE.
so sweet....5h f c
that is so cute
Precious pup. Collection
OMG - So so so so so CUTE!!! 5/5
Cute! Good effort, 5H! :)
Too pretty ,lovely work!5Heart+coll


text:
silentbrad writes "As announced last month, Notch — creator of Minecraft — is working on a sandbox space game (no, not the Mars Effect April Fools joke, though it's similar). "The game [0x10c] is still extremely early in development, but like we did with Minecraft, we expect to release it early and let the players help me shape the game as it grows. The cost of the game is still undecided, but it's likely there will be a monthly fee for joining the Multiverse as we are going to emulate all computers and physics even when players aren't logged in. Single player won't have any recurring fees. ... The computer in the game is a fully functioning emulated 16 bit CPU that can be used to control your entire ship, or just to play games on while waiting for a large mining operation to finish. Full specifications of the CPU will be released shortly, so the more programatically advanced of you can get a head start.""
Read more of this story at Slashdot.


text:
It probably goes without saying that college isn't cheap. But I guess I just said it anyway.
The good news is that you have all kinds of options when it comes to paying for school—and none of them include student loans!
Don't believe me? Here are five sources of college funding—other than student loans—you should consider:
1. College-Specific Aid: Since many colleges withhold specific scholarships from being published, it's up to you to seek them out from each financial aid office. Every college will award a different amount, so make sure you know what to expect from the school you choose to attend. You should immediately contact each college on your list to start pursuing any and all scholarships you might be eligible for.
Related: It's Not Too Late for Scholarships
2. Federal Aid: The good news about federal aid is that it accounts for the largest amount of aid available. The bad news is that federal aid is largely based on financial need. So if your family's income is above the maximum income for eligibility, don't be discouraged. You can take advantage of several other sources of aid.
3. State Aid: This is based on a combination of financial need and achievements. From now until you head to college, you should work on your grades, test scores and extracurricular achievements to increase your eligibility for these scholarships
4. Military Aid: If you or an immediate family member have served or plan to serve in the military, then look into military aid. This is a great way to serve your country and get your college paid for!
5. Personal Funding: Let's not forget about another source of college funding: you! This could include savings, gift money, work income or contributions from your parents. More than any other type of aid, this source of funding is 100% in your control.
Related: Make your money goals a reality with EveryDollar, the only budget tool that Rachel recommends.
Regardless of where you are right now, you can always increase your ability to fund the school that's the best fit for you. Don't buy into the myth that loans are your only option.


text:
I didn't see anything in Pennoyer v. Neff about all the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. How, can it be the foundation of civil procedure without the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?
And, before you write Mid-Atlantic off, I challenge you to read all the cases cited in just chapter one of the Gilberts' Outline, alone, (we read all the cases in each volume) and tell me you still remember what the court said in Pennoyer before you express such dismay at my having to review it. You obviously have not attended any online law school. Otherwise, you wouldn't make such presumptive statements. Any school, online or otherwise, it what the student makes of it. The student does the reading and the learning by his or her efforts alone. Online and correspondence law schools are not a waste of time. The concept has been proven worthy in Great Britain for the last hundred years.
And, did you also know that being deceptive is not encouraged in the field of law? You acted as though you were interested in a sincere discussion and later, admitted to wanting to teach me a thing or two about "thinking like a lawyer." I think that one of the reasons why attorneys have such a bad reputation is because some of them really think like you do: saying one thing and thinking something entirely different.
Here I was under the impression that the real significance of Pennoyer was to root the concept of personal jurisdiction in the Fourteenth Amendment.
Personally, I thought the casebooks were, in large part, a waste of time. One could get through class and school using Gilberts and canned briefs.
There is more to Pennoyer than just the concept of personal jurisdiction.


text:
Releases > Consumer Price Index > Release Tables > Consumer Price Index by Expenditure Category > CPI for BLS Size Class Averages > Size Class A (more than 1,500,000)
Send Us Feedback
View FRED Help for faster help.
We will reply as soon as possible. If you have not received a response within two business days, please send your inquiry again or call (314) 444-3733.


text:
serbiancafe necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 617 diseños de 160 diseñadores freelance.
We need a stylish, clean and catchy logo for our site. Winning design will be seen 25 million times a month.
Serbian Cafe or SerbianCafe.com
Desired Style:
stylish, clean and catchy
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
SerbianCafe.com is the leading Serbian community/portal/news site with 160.000 visits per day.
We need a new logo that will fulfill these requirements:
- should look stylish, clean, catchy
- should not look too serious or too casual as we have transformed from a chat/forum site to a full blown portal
- should include words "Serbian Cafe" or "SerbianCafe.com"
- must not use green and pink colors
- should not worry about pastels on the page. Our redesign will get rid of those, and page will be mostly white like newly redesigned sites of yahoo.com, nytimes.com and cnn.com
- should not look like Serbian flag, regardless of our name
- must not associate to coffee, coffee beans or coffee drinking
- should look strong, even with a big number of banners on the front page
Please visit our typical home page at:
We will be listing a stationary contest as soon as this is ended.
Good luck!
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


text:
Football: Cazenovia routs Westhill 48-6
CAZENOVIA -- Tom Neidl was happy with his team's performance in a 48-6 win against Westhill. One can only imagine how the Cazenovia football coach would have felt if the Lakers didn't have three touchdowns nullified due to three of the many penalties committed in the Class B quarterfinal game.
"I'm proud of the kids," Neidl said. "They played well."
And no one played better on offense than Andrew Vogl. The junior ran for 98 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead the scoring. And there were other bright spots. Kevin Hopsicker's long pass to Joe Colligan late in the first half led to an acrobatic touchdown that pushed the Lakers' lead to 28-6. Colligan was defended tightly in the end zone but managed to outjump his foe to tip the ball to himself for a 28-yard scoring play.
And Ryan Cook turned in a number of highlight film quality plays, including a 32-yard punt return that set up the first score for state-ranked and unbeaten league champion Cazenovia (7-1).
"The kids are coming together in all facets," Neidl said.
The Lakers wasted no time doing so Saturday. Westhill lost three yards on its first series then punted to Cook who returned the ball to Westhill's 15. Jake Wilson ran up the middle for a score on the next play and Alex Sullivan's kick made it 7-0.
Westhill (3-5) traded possessions with the hosts for a few minutes then Vogl broke free for his first score. He ran to the right on an option play then cut back to the far left side and ran untouched for the score.
Westhill didn't roll over, though. Coach Gary Griffo's team took advantage of a pass interference penalty on Cazenovia then a 34-yard pass play from Reed Derrenbacher to Dan Gratien to set up Derrenbacher's 4-yard TD pass to Chris Brusa.
Griffo gambled on the kickoff with an unusual onside kick play. Westhill overloaded the left side and Cazenovia's players followed suit quickly. But the kicker booted the ball the other way hoping it would go to the lone Westhill player left there. Cullen Franz ruined the strategy by staying in his designed spot and catching the kick. The senior returned the ball 30 yards and four plays later Vogl scored on a 6-yard run.
Nick Tedesco's sack on the next series helped the hosts get the ball back in great field position and three plays later Hopsicker found Colligan for the fourth score.
Cazenovia could have scored twice at the end of the second quarter if not for an illegal formation on a Sullivan pass to Cook and a personal foul on the runback after Cook had a 47-yard interception return.
Cook eventually grabbed the limelight by returning a fumble 85 yards for a score in the second half. Wilson and Vogl had the other scores on runs as the big and fast line of Patrick Cunningham, Brad Lucas, Cameron Braathen, Matt Staiger and Cody Westfall kept opening big holes.
Cazenovia will face Camden in the semifinals.
Westhill 0 6 0 0 - 6
Cazenovia 14 14 14 6 - 48
C: Jake Wilson 15 run (Alex Sullivan kick)
C: Andrew Vogl 36 run (Sullivan kick)
W: Reed Derrenbacher 4 pass to Chris Brusa (kick blocked)
C: Vogl 6 run (Sullivan kick)
C: Kevin Hopsicker 28 pass to Joe Colligan (Sullivan kick)
C: Wilson 3 run (Sullivan kick)
C: Ryan Cook 85 fumble ret. (Sullivan kick)
C: Vogl 16 run (kick failed)
Records - Westhill 3-5, Cazenovia 7-1.


text:
(Phoenix, Ariz. - Sept. 16, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced he has been awarded a $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Office of Justice Programs to fight mortgage fraud in Arizona.
The grant will be utilized to create a new six-person unit devoted exclusively to investigating and prosecuting mortgage-related crimes. This new unit will operate as part of the Criminal Division of the Attorney General's Office and will be operational within the next 90 days. The Office of Justice Programs is a part of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Goddard said the unit will enable his Office to go after more mortgage "rescue" businesses that exploit consumers struggling to keep their homes. Over the past three years, the AG's Office has undertaken several dozen criminal and civil investigations of mortgage fraud, leading to 13 indictments and 19 lawsuits and settlements.
Goddard also said that in the past two weeks he has stepped up efforts to prevent mortgage scams by sending more than 600 letters to loan modification companies and licensed mortgage brokers, advising them about the new state laws that went into effect this summer. The letters affirm his commitment to vigorously enforce the laws and take action over any violations of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act.
"With our State's economy and housing market still on shaky ground, many homeowners are being targeted by unscrupulous businesses that promise far more than they can deliver," Goddard said. "This federal award will enable my Office to better ensure that any company engaged in mortgage relief follows the letter of the law. We will continue to act aggressively against anyone violating the law."
The new state laws prohibit foreclosure consultants (including loan modifiers) from charging upfront fees to consumers seeking to modify their existing loans. The laws also require anyone doing any business in loan modifications to obtain a loan originator license from the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions.
Goddard noted that one type of scam that appears to be on the rise involves a promise to reduce a homeowner's mortgage loan principal in line with, or below, current market value. Such promises were made to customers of the Scottsdale-based Guardian Group, a company Goddard filed suit against two months ago.
The suit accused the company of engaging in allegedly deceptive mortgage loan reduction services that have cost more than 2,500 customers millions of dollars. The company made claims it would negotiate with lenders to purchase a consumer's note for less than face value and sell the note in an investment package to a third-party investor. Guardian Group then told the consumer it would modify the rates and terms of the mortgage loan and reduce the principal owed to 90 percent of market value. Such refinancing rarely materialized.
At least one mortgage "rescue" company has been soliciting former Guardian Group clients by falsely stating that the Attorney General's Office gave the company their contact information and is working with the AG's Office to assist former Guardian Group customers. This is a scam.
Free help is available to homeowners who have questions or need help working through their housing situation form the Arizona Foreclosure Prevention Helpline at 1-877-448-1211. Callers will be directed to local housing counseling agencies approved by the federal government.
Arizonans who believe they have encountered fraudulent mortgage activity can file a complaint with the Arizona Attorney General's Office at www.azag.gov or 602-542-5763 (Phoenix); 520-628-6504 (Tucson) or 800-352-8431 (outside the Phoenix or Tucson metro area).
For additional information, contact Press Secretary Molly Edwards at 602-542-8019.


text:
Hooray for the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Unlike all too many liberal courts throughout the country, which have held that atheist hate speech against Christians is perfectly okay, the Sixth ruled last week that such anti-religious malice is not protected by the First Amendment.
The case dates back to 2010, when the Freedom From Religion Foundation, an atheist hate group based in Madison, Wisconsin, wrote a series of letters to Jim Fouts, Mayor of Warren, Michigan, demanding that the city remove a nativity scene from a holiday display it has put up for years.
Mayor Fouts told the atheists they could go to the devil. So FFRF suggested a supposed compromise. Keep the nativity scene, but add a sign declaring:
"At this season of The Winter Solstice, let reason prevail. There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds."
Mayor Fouts told the atheists, again, they could go to the devil (whether they believe in their master, the devil, or not). "I will not allow anyone or any organization to attack religion in general," he wrote, in a letter to FFRF. So the atheist hate group sued, claiming that the city of Warren had trampled upon its free-speech rights.
A three-judge panel of the Sixth Circuit unanimously disagreed, upholding a previous federal district court decision. The panel declared that holiday displays are not "a seasonal public forum, requiring governments to add all comers to the mix."
Moreover, the jurists stressed, it is not unconstitutional for a city like Warren to keep an opposing viewpoint out of a holiday display – like the sign created by FFRF, which the atheist hate group specifically designed to provoke and offend Christians.
"If strict neutrality were the order of the day," the panel reasoned, logically, "the United States Postal Service would need to add all kinds of stamps, religious and nonreligious alike, to its December collection. Veterans' Day would lead to pacifism Day, the Fourth of July to Non-patriots Day, and so on."
The heathens at FFRF raged against the Sixth Circuit's ruling. They attributed it to the fact that "(a)ll thee judges that decided the case were appointed by Bush I or Bush II" and that the author of the unanimous opinion "is considered one of the most conservative judges on the Sixth Circuit."
But what really must trouble the litigious atheists at FFRF is that the Sixth Circuit has given municipalities throughout the country a new legal defense when and if FFRF demands that they remove a nativity scene during the holidays or tear down a cross at a public war memorial or tell public school kids they are not allowed to pray before football games.
It is, as Mayor Fouts celebrated, "a victory for freedom of religion."


text: We're not sure what this art project from 1999 is designed to say, but it's a kissing mask that locks two girls into kissing mode when worn. During the exhibition, there was a microphone sewn into the connecting tube that recorded the "conversation, breathing and kissing that occurs inside," which was then burned onto CD as some kinda voyeuristic soundtrack. Weird, yet arousing. [JillMagid via Fleshbot]


text:
Labor Department: Bees Are the No. 1 Bug Killer of Workers
A new 16-page government report implies an important warning: Watch out for bees when working in Texas.
Of the 83 people to die on the job due to insect-related injuries from 2003 to 2010, 63% were killed by bees and one in four fatalities occurred in Texas. That's according to a new Labor Department's report, "Fatal injuries and nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving insects, arachnids, and mites."
Bees were responsible for more workplace deaths–52–than spiders, wasps and ants combined.


text:
BOULDER, CO - August 8, 2005
Webroot Software, the leading provider of anti-spyware software and other security technologies for consumer and enterprise markets, announced today that the company's spyware definition database now exceeds 100,000 unique traces of spyware. Webroot has been researching, identifying and creating definitions for specific spyware traces since the introduction of its award-winning anti-spyware product, Spy Sweeper™, in 2002.
As the spyware threat continues to grow, the need for automated research to keep pace with the increased distribution of spyware has become a necessity. The number of spyware traces in the wild has doubled during the first six months of the year. To develop and grow its exceedingly large spyware definition database and maintain a high degree of accuracy, Webroot relies on the combined efforts of the company's dedicated in-house Threat Research Team and Phileas, Webroot's own - and the anti-spyware industry's first - automated spyware research system designed specifically to root out and identify spyware anywhere on the Web.
"As impressed and proud as I am of our Threat Research Team and Phileas for protecting millions of customers against over 100,000 traces of spyware, I am even more alarmed that the number of unique traces we find on a daily basis continues to increase at an astonishing rate," said C. David Moll, CEO of Webroot. "Spyware purveyors are financially motivated, which means they are not easily deterred. The more we thwart their malicious actions, the more effort they put into developing new, complex spyware threats. With the highly automated proactive spyware research capability we possess, Webroot stays ahead of the spyware developers and provides our customers with the best protection available."
Phileas uncovers spyware that is deeply embedded on web sites before consumers can unwittingly infect their computers - and ensures that Webroot Spy Sweeper customers are protected before spyware ever has a chance to attack. The system uses "bots" to continuously comb the worldwide Web, which look for the latest and most lethal spyware, and their HTML sources. The bots identify and archive the HTML sources and URLs in the Webroot spyware definition database. New definition updates are then developed by the Webroot Threat Research Team and distributed to Webroot customers.
A three-time recipient of PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award, Webroot Spy Sweeper has an installed base of more than six million users. Its corporate anti-spyware counterpart, Webroot Spy Sweeper Enterprise, enables administrators to centrally manage security threats across enterprises of any size and has sold more than two million licenses of its solution since its launch in June 2004.


text:
Not sure where else to put this, so...
Since I tend to have knee-jerk reactions, I won't post my thoughts about this right now, except to say I'm mad... and disappointed. I think Jon utterly and completely missed the point... in fact, it's almost as if he misses the point intentionally.
But that's just me...
Culture War Update - The Dividening of America - American Atheists ...
(If you can't see it, I don't know how to help you. I don't know how to download video clips from the Daily Show website. If I did, I'd put this on YouTube. If you know, please... tell me...)
Views: 1532
He does misconstrue the point to poke fun at it, but I do agree that Silverman's statement was pretty dickish and isn't going to win atheists any points in terms of PR... Especially since the argument he makes isn't that good either: for most Christians, the WTC cross is a symbol of hope and a reminder that there's hope to be found even in the ashes of a tragedy.
Following that up with "Guess your God didn't care enough to save those people." is acting like a dick.
And to be honest, I'm not even too sure symbolic cases of this kind are worth filing lawsuits for. Surely we have better things to do.
Silverman might have been a little too "on point" for the comfort of your average person.
As far as Jon Stewart, I think he was pandering to his broader audience. I'm pretty sure that most of his audience is not atheist (although, you can hear applause in the studio after he reads Silverman's comment). Of course that's like making a "gay joke" or a "black joke" just because most of your audience is heterosexual and white.
Now that I think of it, that was a pretty mean-spirited jab at us. I wonder if Al Sharpton will ask him to apologize. Yeah, right.
The point of PR and public appearances is precisely to get the average person on your side and sympathetic to your cause (or at least understanding), so I'd say it's clearly a failure on that point.
And I didn't find the jab all that mean-spirited really. Just a little misinformed considering he just reacted to that small quote.
This has been my point to so many offended Christians lately. Thank you, I agree completely.
There are so many bigger battles that need fought right now, this cross is not even on the radar as far as I'm concerned. Therefore, I have no problem with Jon making fun of what is there for him to work with.
Of course, weeee know that every once in a while, lol, steel crossbeams might represent the shape of ... a ... cross. It's not rocket-science. But if people want to believe it is special we can chuckle as much as we please. I can think of one hundred different lawsuits that could be filed about real issues affecting the church-state relationship, etc. If you watch the Daily Show regularly, this could actually have been on our "You're Not Helping" segment.
Stewart has no sacred cows he offends everyone eventually – it's comedy. He's done a number on the fundies from time to time . Beside, Silverman has the diplomacy of Attila the Hun – he needed to have the stool kicked out from under him.
A better use of the money would be to offer to pay to commission and erect a sculpture that would reflect the universality of people of all beliefs or no belief that died on 9/11.
This shit is like the xmas wars - pissing against the wind.
"I recall when all the christians were up in arms in the streets over a muslim center being built, and the vicious things said about them"
That doesn't mean we should stoop to their level.
© 2020 Atheist Nexus. All rights reserved. Admin: The Nexus Group. Powered by


text:
Stolen iPhone stays lodged in mall kiosk for 3 days | News
ATLANTA -- Somebody grabbed Ben Dostal's iPhone Saturday, and Dostal hasn't seen it since. That's the bad news. The good news: A day later, Dostal used a computer application to track his phone to a green blip on a map.
"On the map it shows the location of the building, and then the phone itself as well," Dostal said, pointing to the green spot indicating a location in southwest Atlanta.
The building is Greenbriar Mall -- and Dostal says the app tracked it to one of the mall's busiest spots. It's a machine that purchases used cell phones. Dostal surmises that the thief who swiped his phone sold it at the machine.
The machine is run by a company called EcoATM. Dostal's app shows his phone has stayed put, apparently inside the machine, for the last three days.
"You would think that: the phone's been found, we know where it is, we've tracked it back to its location, we can just go get it. But it's not that easy," Dostal said.
Dostal says his phone is now caught in the red tape of law enforcement. The company that runs the machine processes its used phones in California.
"No one on site has access to the machine," Dostal said.
The folks behind EcoATM say sellers of phones are photographed and matched with a photo ID. Each transaction, they say, is monitored remotely by a human being. If the phone's serial number is registered as stolen, they'll deny the sale. However, they say there's no way to verify that the seller is the actual owner of the phone.
Dostal, they say, will get his phone back -- eventually.
"We'll make sure we do everything we can to be cooperative and get him his phone back as quickly as possible and have whoever took it brought to justice," said Ryan Kuder, director of marketing for EcoATM. Kuder says it's very rare for stolen phones to turn up in EcoATM machines.
11Alive News put Dostal in touch with Kuder. Late Tuesday, Kuder told us that Dostal would likely be able to retrieve his phone from Greenbriar Mall security officers by Tuesday night.


text:
Groomsmen Gift Ideas:
Hats off to the groomsmen for making your wedding the celebration of a lifetime! From protecting the bride's ring to seating her mother, groomsmen duty goes beyond attending bachelor parties, sporting handsome attire, and enjoying your generous groomsmen gifts. The role of a groomsman should never be underestimated; by planning well in advance you can show your gratitude with great groomsmen gifts that won't be re-gifted!
Planning a wedding is replete with a myriad of dizzying decisions. Beginning with the task of choosing groomsmen (or female honor attendants) and bridesmaids to assembling groomsmen attire, selecting a honeymoon spot, and registering a wedding gift idea list with your favorite retailer, the bride and groom could use all the help they can get!
Thanks to groomsmen, brides and grooms can think out of the box when it comes to wedding plans. Quickly becoming the Web's fastest growing resource for the bridegroom and groomsman, every aspect of gearing up for the grand gala, including grooming and garnishing the groomsmen is covered. Sensible suggestions ranging from groomsmen gift ideas to wedding ceremony tips, honeymoon advice, and much more help to reduce the burdens involved with planning a wedding.
If you've been chosen as a groomsman, knowing the protocols of your role can help reduce stress and minimize embarrassing errors:
Whether you're a groom planning your wedding, a bridal party member, a wedding guest, or interested relative, you already know firsthand how chaotic this time can be. Groomsmen Gift is a resourceful guide for all of us but especially for the groom-to-be. As many grooms are tying the knot for the first time, numerous questions need addressing. The groom will benefit by knowing how to select a groomsman, the exact role of the groomsmen, how to dress the groomsmen, how much to spend on a groomsman gift, and when to let the groomsmen take charge.
In many cases, the bride and groom's vision of what the wedding day will be like frequently conflict with what's expected from friends and family members. Careful planning and realistic goal setting is the key to achieving a fabulous wedding celebration!
Make the most of your groomsmen by treating them like royalty. You've chosen them for an honorable role, one that will contribute to your wedding day's success. Show your gratitude in spades by giving them a groomsman gift that will be appreciated. With budgets varying for each bridal party, gifts can run the gamut in price.
To make a lasting impression, Groomsmen Gift recommends a custom gift with engraving or other personalization. A set of quality custom cufflinks can withstand the test of time and be passed down through the generations. Made from a breadth of material choices, colors, and styles, cufflinks are made to mimic a man's character, personality, and hobbies. When it comes to selecting unique, personal gifts for the groomsmen, bride and groom, bridal party, in-laws, relatives, and friends of the family, make a statement with a gift that reflects your heartfelt gratitude.


text:
Home>Products>Industrial microwave drying oven>drying tumbler machine | vacuum freeze drying equipment
drying tumbler machine | vacuum freeze drying equipment
- Massalfa
drying tumbler machine | vacuum freeze drying equipment
- Shandong, China (Mainland)
- ISO 9001, CE Certificate
- 1 Set
- US $10,000 - 20,000/ Set
- Industrial equipment packaging
- Within 15 or 45 working days after receiveing the deposit
- 30% as deposit in advance,70% should be paid before shipment.
- 100 Set/Sets per Month
Product Description
bay leaves drying machine | tomato drying equipment
Oil Press Machine Company is committed to microwave energy for the promotion of new energy representatives, especially microwave drying, microwave heating, microwave sterilization and microwave chemistry and other aspects. Our Company adopts advanced microwave CAD technology, and realize to be truly efficient, energy-saving.
drying tumbler machine
drying tumbler machine
drying tumbler machine is a new drying technology because its fast drying , environmentally friendly features have been widely used, it is microwave energytechnology and vacuum technology combined with an energy-savingdrying equipment, it combines a series of advantages with the microwave equipment and vacuum drying equipment, drying with a high yield, goodquality, low processing costs
Working principle of drying tumbler machine :
drying tumbler machine is suitable for low temperature dry of thermal sensitive materials, especially for food,fruit,vegetable,medicine,spice,chemical,wood,paper etc . Adjustable vacuum is with this equipment and get high dry speed, it can advance more for product quality and get features of equal heating, easily control and convenient installation, etc.
It is widely used in heating sterilizing, ripped of medicine, biology product and forming products. It has special excellent efficient for several kinds of pellet, granule drying . As same, this drying tumbler machine comes sterilizing function and has features of adjustable power, intelligent control. Safety and sanitation product will be produced by it with long storage period.
the advantages of drying tumbler machine :
1. Mini size, light weight, easy mobile;
2. Power is flexible, precise control;
3. Non-contact infrared temperature measurement;
4. Ring type blet conveyor, Intermittent and continous operation;
5. PLC control, easy programme;
6. Touch screen control, easy operate.
The application of drying tumbler machine :
Microwave vacuum equipment can be used for drying various substances into :
food microwave drying equipment,
medicines microwave drying equipment,
spices microwave drying equipment,
chemical raw materials microwave drying equipment,
wood microwave drying equipment,
paper product microwave drying equipment.
drying tumbler machine specifications:
Ring type blet conveyor
Microwave frequency (MHz)
Microwave output power (KW)
Machine Size (L*W*H)
Weight (KG)
Speed (m/s)
Input voltage (V)
Three phase AC 380V
Machine material
Stainless steel
Inside tempreture(℃)
Moisture (%)
Material application
All solid, powder etc. illiquid material
Packaging & Shipping
All the goods exported are packed in wooden case or carton with export standard except naked package when necessary.We have our own professional shipping company which could deliver the goods to every corners in the world with safety and speed, and aslo can supply the services of solving the problems occured during the transaction, such as customs cleaning.
Our Services
Pre-sale services:
Act as a good advisor and assistant of clients; enable them to get rich and competitive
from the returns of their investment.
1) Select suitable equipment model.
2) Design and manufacture products according to clients' special requirements.
3) Train technical personnel for clients.
4) Professional suggestion for customer
Services during the sale:
Respect clients; devote ourselves to improving the total value of clients.
1)take photos(including raw material, semi-products, final products, and loading products)
2) Pre-check and accept products ahead of delivery.
3) Prepare all clearance documents, so that the customer clearance smoothly.
After-sale services:
Provide considerate services to minimize clients' worries.
1) Provide civil engineering drawings of the equipment.
2) Free training(including installation,maintenace) to every customer.
3) Install and debug the equipment, ensure the dryer running smoothly.
4) Examine the equipment regularly.
5) Take initiative to eliminate the troubles rapidly at site.
6) Distribute the guarantee fittings door-to-door.
7) Provide technical exchange and support.
8) Provide maintenance for big items.
9) The most preferential prices to provide customers the quick-wear parts.
Company Information
Oil Press Machine Company. Is a professional manufacturer of microwave dryer, We have been in microwave dryer manufactuering industry for 40 years. With rich experiences, our engineer team helps customers design different microwave dryer machines with different capacities .
1.What is microwave?
Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic energy with frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz, generated by magnetrons under the combined force of an electric and a magnetic field perpendicular to each other.
2. What is the advantage of microwave equipment compare to Conventional equipment?
Microwave is a direct method of drying and sterilization. Energy is transferred through the material electro-magnetically, not as a thermal heat flux. Therefore, the effect of drying and sterilization is uniformity and process time is short.
Microwave mushrooms sterilizer and dryer could completely preserve the original color, fragrance, nutrition and other properties of spices.
3. How about safety?
Using scientific structure and patented suppression system,industrial microwave drying machine no threat of electromagnetic radiation to the health and safety of equipment operators.
4.What about maintenance?
For microwave dryer and sterilizer, the only part that requires maintenance is the magnetron. In the event of a malfunction or misuse through incorrect operation, this can easily be replaced in less than thirty minutes. Generally,werecommends that the magnetron of industrial microwave dryer and microwave sterilizer be replaced annually or after 8,000 hours of operation, whichever is sooner.
We are professional microwave dryer manufacturer, warm welcome your inquiry. We ensure to offer best quality microwave dryer with competitive price.
drying tumbler machine | vacuum freeze drying equipment
Shandong Leader Machinery Co.,Ltd.
Tel:+86 0531 85064681
Fax:+ 86 0531 85064682
Skype: taishan0072
WhatsApp:+86 15315573781
Email: email@example.com
Factory : No.15, Lanxiang Road, Tianqiao District, Ji'nan, Shandong, China
At Shandong Leader Machinery Co.,Ltd, we have one single goal in mind: to make you a satisfied customer. That single focus, driven from every aspect of the company's operation, is the key to our ongoing success. If you're a satisfied customer, you'll come back to us when you have additional Machine needs in the future, and you'll tell your friends about us. Then if we can make them satisfied customers, the cycle continues.
——————————————————————Wendy Yao Director
Thank You
We're very pleased that you would give us the chance to earn your business by either calling us or visiting our site. We hope that you like what you see, and that you will give us the opportunity to prove that what we have said here is true. We consider it the highest honor when you choose us as your resource for Mahine. Thank you very much!
Contact Us
- Massalfa Microwave
- firstname.lastname@example.com
- AddressNo.4087 SHAHEXI ROAD, TIAOQIAO DISTRICT,JINAN,CHINA
- Phone(Working Time)0531-85064681
- Fax0531-85064682
Related News
|Design and Implementation of Main Control System for Distributed Wood Drying Control System
|Choosing dark chocolate is good for your health
|Discussion on Denitrification Technology of Ceramic Furnace
Product Categories
- Fish Feed/Pet Food/treats process line
- Fried chips snacks processing line
- Modified starch Production line
- peanut shelling machine
- Puff/Co-extrusion Snacks machine
- Artifical/Nutritional rice process line
- Industrial Caramel Popcorn machine
- Panko Bread Crumbs Machines
- Dog Treat/Chewing Food Machine
- Microwave Auxiliary Machine
- Peanuts Roasting And Coating Machine
- TVP/Soya Protein Process Line
- Microwave high temperature sintering equipment
- Nutrition Bar Machinery
- Puff Snack & Core-filled Snack machine
- commercial coffee roaster
- Pasta Macaroni Extruder Machine
- Corn Chip Processing Equipment
- Automatic Soya Meat make machinery
- Grinding machinery
- 2D/3D Pellet/Fryums process line
- Doritos/Tortilla/Corn Chips process line
- Fungus and Mushroom Microwave Drying machine
- Paper Board Microwave Dryer Equipment
- Donut machine
- Chemical Material Microwave Drying Equipment
- Continuous microwave sterilization equipment
- Churros machine
- Herbal Ingredients and Tea Microwave Dryer
- fish skin fishbone machine
- ice making machine
- fish feed pellet machine
- Industrial microwave drying oven
- macaron making machine
- washing machine
- mixing machine
- Vacuum freeze dryer
- freeze dryer equipment
- microwave drying of fruits and vegetables
- Feather meal plant
- Feed Machine
- snow ice maker
- plucker machine
- Microwave Heating and Thawing Equipment
- industrial microwave drying equipment
- Automatic Microwave Sterilization and Drying Equipment
- microwave drying machine
- Microwave Drying And Sterilizing Equipment
- microwave dryer
New Products
- bay leaves drying machine | tomato drying equipment
- drying tumbler machine | vacuum freeze drying equipment
- Cumin/cumin powder microwave tunnel oven drying/dehydration machine
- Industrial microwave drying oven machine-glass fiber microwave tunnel dryer equipment
- Tunnel conveyor belt type microwave paprika drying and sterilization equipment


text:
Reminiscent of hand drawn maps, Stamen's new watercolor maps apply raster effect area washes and organic edges over a paper texture to add warm pop to any map.
We've launched maps.stamen.com to showcase these new maps as well as our Terrain and Toner map styles.
We'd love to see these maps used around the web, so we've included some brief instructions to help you use them in the mapping system of your choice. These maps are available free of charge but with attribution. Details at any of the links above.


text:
Modular metering devices for progressive automatic lubrication systems
The PSG2 is a progressive metering device made of a baseplate and metering sections. These can be removed without loosening the tubing as all inlets and outlets are positioned in the common baseplate. By unscrewing the internal setscrew two opposite outlets can be consolidated internally. Externally a maximum of three outlets can be consolidated via a crossporting bridge. A minimum of three metering section need to be used.Features and benefits:
- Easy to service as outlets located in the baseplate
- Flexible with exchangeable metering segments
- Visual or electrical monitoring available
- Increased corrosion resistance material available
- Dummy segments without output available
- Adjustable output by consolidating outlets internally or externally
Configure the product according your needs, download the CAD file


text:
Sign up for Transit Alerts.
Metro's Wednesday evening commute is winding down with no significant delays or disruptions in transit service to report.
Please note the information below about other service impacts
in Metro's service area.
Enumclaw High School Homecoming Parade
- On Friday, October 7
- Metro bus route 186 will be rerouted.
Sounders FC – Saturday, 10/8, 7:00 PM at CenturyLink Field
Although no Metro or Metro operated Sound Transit service is rerouted because of this event, expect possible delays due to traffic in the SODO, Stadium, Pioneer Square & downtown Seattle areas.
- Ride transit to stadium events.
- Regular fares apply.
Burien Brat Trot 5K & Relay Race
- On Sunday, October 9
- Metro bus route 139 will be rerouted.
Routes 101, 106 and 150 riders:
Due to an error, the customer paper timetables for your routes are incorrect for Saturday and Sunday service. Weekday timetable information is accurate.
We apologize and are taking immediate steps to correct this error. The Metro Online timetables are your best source for up to date schedule information. You can also get accurate schedule information online from the Regional Trip Planner or by contacting Metro's Customer Information Office at 206-553-3000. Schedule information at the bus stops will be corrected this week. Revised paper timetables for your routes are being re-printed and should be available by the end of next week. If you would like to printout online timetable information, please try Metro's Printable Custom Timetables.
Thank you for joining us today.
We will return at 6:00 AM on Thursday to help keep an
Eye on Your Metro Commute.
Travel safely and have a great evening!


text:
Hello everyone! My name is Ivan Spasov. I'm from a little European country called Bulgaria.I've just started learning Java and I really like it. I am here to meet some people with the same interests as mine, to communicate with them and hopefully learn something new
Thank you
PS: Exuse me for my English, but I'm not a native speaker


text:
WSC Show #82 - WGA/SAG Unity: Interviews with Alan Rosenberg and Valerie Harper
29 January 2008 22:39 | Alan Rosenberg, Anne-Marie Johnson, Larry Miller, Susan Savage, Susannah Grant, Valerie Harper, Zachary Quinto
In today's episode I head out to represent as a member of SAG at the WGA-SAG Unity picketing event in front of Fox Studios. Featured is Alan Rosenberg, the President of SAG and Valerie Harper who sits on the Board of Directors for SAG. Following their interviews, we'll hear speeches made by Alan Rosenberg, Zachary Quinto from Heroes, Susannah Grant member of the WGA negotiating committee, Susan
Comments (2)


text:
Raytheon: A Strong Support
Raytheon supported the UT Dallas Veteran's Day Celebration.
Raytheon's long-standing, broad-based partnership with the University has benefitted the company and campus in many key areas. Raytheon invests in student development by providing merit-based scholarships, supporting an undergraduate research competition and interacting with student organizations. Participation on advisory boards also allows Raytheon to help shape the direction of academic programs. And the company collaborates on sponsored research and student design projects.
By bringing together qualified students, faculty and Raytheon engineers, both organizations raise their level of work, bringing an increased value to customers and students.
"UT Dallas provides tremendous opportunities for Raytheon to encourage and support science, technology, engineering and math students who will further our nation's ongoing role as an economic leader of the global economy," said Lynn Mortensen, vice president of Engineering, Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems. "I gain valuable insights each time I'm on campus or interact with a student or professor."


text: Experience & Results – we have been providing leadership development programs and experiences for over 20 years. Our facilitators have designed and delivered leadership programs for the Banff Centre and for various Universities including Alberta, Calgary, and Royal Roads. After years of enabling these wonderful institutions, this talented group has come together to create something of their own resulting in world-class leadership development programs. READ MORE>>


text: Habitat for Humanity chapter founder Tess Orrino sharpens skills for service of others Ask senior Tess Orrino what makes Regis unique and she is quick to answer – leadership opportunities. She cites her three years of organizing and leading spring break service trips as an example. "At a bigger school there is no chance I would be trusted with that level of responsibility. It is priceless experience that has helped me grow as a person and as a leader." Inspired by her experience planning, but also participating in these spring break experiences, Tess started a Habitat for Humanity chapter on Regis' campus, the first college chapter in the Denver metro area. "I wanted to share the experience of service with a wider audience," she said. "Now students can volunteer to build houses almost any weekend of the semester." Wanting to further sharpen her leadership skills, Tess got involved with RegisCorps, the leadership development certificate program. She recently traveled with her classmates to Nicaragua, where they learned about leadership in international development. She describes the experience as "amazing, powerful and difficult" and continues to reflect on how to bring that experience back to Regis. As a member of the student government's executive cabinet, Tess thinks a lot about how to benefit all Regis students. She currently serves as the director of health awareness, which ties in well with her nursing major. Her committee's role is to create programming that educates students on health and nutrition. Tess will graduate this May and is weighing the direction she wants to take her nursing career, perhaps working with children. But one thing is certain – no matter where she ends up, she will use the leadership skills she gained at Regis to make an impact on the world. Sharpen your leadership skills at Regis University.


text:
I have been working with GIS and remote sensing in an university and professional environment some ten years ago (ArcInfo etc), so I have some experience even though somewhat outdated
Right now I am looking for an GIS application for a small farming project and I found GRASS and QGIS projects which sound both very interesting. However I do not really get the difference between the two programmes. Which one do I use best for simple thematic maps with different layers?
Thank you very much in advance.


text:
Woman declared reckless pet owner
Nicole Busey pleads not guilty to animal charges
A woman in trouble for boarding dogs without a proper license pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday.
The Nebraska Humane Society labeled Nicole Busey as a reckless owner. The 27-year-old has been in trouble with the Humane Society since July 2011.
Within the last 14 months, Busey has been convicted for three animal-related misdemeanors -- one of which was for operating a kennel without a license in Ralston.
A current case is still pending for boarding 13 dogs in her home near 83rd and Miami streets last month. Investigators said Busey violated the city's dog ordinances and was uncooperative with police and the Humane Society when they served a search warrant on her house. Officials called in a locksmith to get inside.
-- 13 dogs seized from woman's home
"We found 13 dogs in her very, very small house, probably a 900-square-foot house, feces and urine throughout the house," said Mark Langan with the Nebraska Humane Society.
Investigators said seven of the 13 dogs belonged to other people -- six were hers.
In court, Busey said she is innocent.
"The Humane Society decides to target certain people and that's just the fact of the matter. I don't know at what point they decided to take on the role of the police and invade people's homes, but since they want to play that game, I'm here to play," she said.
Busey has 10 days to appeal the reckless owner declaration. The declaration only applies to the city of Omaha.
"So if she's claiming we're targeting her. I would say that we have to respond to the calls we receive and she has been a chronic violator over the past couple of years that numerous people have called us on," Langan said.
Busey will go on trial for January's case next month. She cannot own or run a kennel for at least four years.


text:
I absolutely dig this logo
On Monday, organizers of the wildly successful California Roots Music & Art Festival announced an east coast version, "California Roots — The Carolina Sessions," Oct. 26 in Wilmington, North Carolina.
It's an impressive accomplishment — a niche musical genre festival building momentum over a short period of time (the first festival was held in 2010), evolving into a 7,500-person-a-day, three-day event.
To put it in perspective, the Monterey Jazz Festival, still the grand daddy of all regional music festivals, achieved its record three-day attendance watermark of 40,000-plus attendees in 2006 and 2007.
That was accomplished 49 and 50 years after MJF was established. The jazz festival also had the benefit of a major corporate sponsor in Verizon.
With total attendance of 22,500 at this year's event, Cali-Roots has grown to more than half that size of MJF. It did it independently, in less than five years.
Cali-Roots organizers, chief among them founder Jeff Monser and lead organizer Dan Sheehan, are to be commended for establishing a solid brand and business model in the ever-so-fickle concert promotion industry.
I can't say with any certainty that there's a lesson to be learned from the festival's success, but the evidence does bode well for contemporary music fans on the Monterey Peninsula.
That is, when shows featuring young, hot, well-known musical artists with established buzz and loyal fan bases are announced, fans will show up from all over the region.
I saw it last year with the Mumford & Sons "Gentlemen of the Road" tour stop, which brought in 10,000 people.
It continued in April when Band of Horses performed a sold-out show at the Golden State Theater.
Cali-Roots got it right by booking acts with strong touring experience and solid digital album sales. This year's headlining acts — Rebelution, Slightly Stoopid and Matisyahu — certainly fit those bills.
It also helped that the Central Coast has a strong local reggae-rock music scene. Local acts like Wasted Noise and Matt Masih & The Messengers were rewarded for their hard work with spots on this year's Cali-Roots bill.
As it stands, the Central Coast can regard itself as the national reggae-rock capital.
Cali-Roots is in the process of establishing a year-round local presence. On July 5, it hosted J-Boog at the Fox Theater in Salinas. VIP tickets sold out before the doors even opened.
That's not to say that anything with the reggae-rock tag is destined to sell-out locally. But it's proof positive that when promoters identify the right musical and cultural movement at the right time, and are able to cater to that audience, it can be very successful here on the Central Coast.
The next test will be the First City Festival, which is promoted by Goldenvoice, the promotion company that organizes the Coachela Music & Arts Festival. With that built in brand recognition should serve FCF well.
I predict a good turnout, anywhere from 2,000 to 5,000 people a day. That still won't match up with Cali-Roots.
Once First City Festival is done, we'll countdown the days until the 2014 Cali-Roots Festival lineup is announced.
And we'll see if Cali-Roots can ultimately become the biggest music festival on the Central Coast. Period.
Read more!


text:
Majorero cheese
The special climatic characteristics of the island of Fuerteventura have made possible the development of a native breed of goat, the Majorera goat, with whose milk the farmers of the area have made this cheese since ancient times.
It is a cheese with a mild flavour, slightly spicy when it is mature and with a creamy texture and the subtle aroma of the marjoram that these goats graze on. It is cylindrical in shape, with the characteristic impression of the plaited palm leaves with which the mould was traditionally made. The colour of the rind is usually white, although cheeses that are going to be kept for longer are anointed with oil, paprika or roasted maize meal and take on a more brownish shade. Depending on the maturing time, it may be mild (8 to 20 days), medium mature (20 to 60 days) or mature (more than 60 days. The quality of this cheese was recognised when it obtained the Majorero Cheese Designation of Origin in 1996. It was the first Canary Island cheese and the first Spanish goat's cheese to obtain this distinction.
Więcej informacji
Informacje o produkcie
- Rodzaj produktu: Others
- Sezon: All year round
- Pochodzenie: This cheese comes from the island of Fuerteventura, in the Canary Islands, specifically from Antigua, Betancuria, La Oliva, Pájara, Puerto del Rosario and Tuineje.
- Polecany napój: Young red wines and with sweet wines when eaten as a dessert.
- Odmiany: There are different varieties depending on its maturing time and method of preservation, including fresh cheese, semi-hardened, or cheese with roasted maize meal or paprika.
Wartość odżywcza
- Energy: Average
- Cholesterol: Average
- Uwagi: Rich in lipids, proteins and calcium.


text: You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-oriented or any other material that may violate any applicable laws. Doing so may lead to you being immediately and permanently banned (and your service provider being informed). The IP address of all posts is recorded to aid in enforcing these conditions. You agree that the webmaster, administrator and moderators of this forum have the right to remove, edit, move or close any topic at any time they see fit.


text:
Login/Create Account
Check Out the new Remax App
Ask Us About Anything
Let our family of exceptional professionals support your family's real estate needs. Whether you are looking to buy or sell our agents are ready to have a conversation and consult on the best strategy to accomplish your goals. Our true passion is service and it shows!!!


text:
Marissa Gedman netted the game-winner just 1:32 into the overtime period (Gil Talbot).
Video Highlights
POTSDAM, N.Y. – The Harvard defense came to the rescue in its first overtime game of the season as sophomore defenseman Marissa Gedman netted the game-winning goal just 1:32 into the frame to give the Harvard women's hockey team a thrilling, 2-1, overtime victory over Clarkson Saturday at Cheel Arena. Harvard completes its second Clarkson/St. Lawrence series sweep in its last three tries, and ups its record to 2-0-0 on the young season.
Clarkson had the first good look of the overtime period, but Bellamy was once again solid, turning aside an early chance for the hosts. A faceoff in the Clarkson zone sparked a Harvard push, but the Golden Knights chipped the puck out to relieve the threat temporarily. The chip found the stick of Michelle Picard near mid-ice and a casual pass to Gedman sent the sophomore defenseman up the ice. Gedman found some space just outside the right faceoff circle, and her low slapshot beat Howe stickside for the game-winner just 1:32 into the frame.
For the second night in a row, Harvard started its scoring in the second period, netting its fourth power-play goal of the season at the 5:42 mark of the frame. Jillian Dempsey controlled the puck just in front of the blue line and passed to Marissa Gedman who held for a second before wristing a pass to Josephine Pucci by the left faceoff circle. Pucci didn't get all of the puck on her one-timer, but the shot was enough to loft past Clarkson goalie Erica Howe's right shoulder for a 1-0 lead.
The hosts answered with a power-play goal of their own, knotting the score with just 35 seconds to play in the middle stanza. Hailey Wood put home her second goal of the season, pushing the puck past Laura Bellamy through a scrum in front of the net. After outshooting the Golden Knights, 11-7, in the opening frame, Clarkson zeroed in on its target in the second, outshooting the Crimson, 11-5, in the period.
Both teams had good looks throughout the third period, but Bellamy and Howe stayed true, turning aside every puck they saw in the stanza. The Crimson took back the overall edge in shots with 11 to Clarkson's eight in the frame, giving Harvard a 27-26 shots advantage after regulation.
Gedman finished with two points on the evening, her second multi-point game in as many contests, while Pucci netted her first goal of the season and Dempsey collected her first helper of the year. Bellamy was rock-solid in net, posting 25 saves in the win for Harvard.
Harvard will take next weekend off from play and return to action on the road against Colgate Nov. 11 in a 7 p.m. game.


text:
Search Results: 'abstract'
Civil Society and NGOs in Europe and Russia
Paperback: $18.97
Prints in 3-5 business days
Civil Society and NGOs in Europe and Russia
eBook (PDF): $5.99
eBook (ePub): $3.12
John O'Loughlin's one and only collection of abstract poems, originally dating from 1983, can be read (in the main) like an ordinary or mainstream collection of free verse, except that the verse is... More > somewhat freer - and possibly lighter - than would normally qualify for poetry of that ilk. Nevertheless we believe it stops well short of being 'word art', like 'Contemplations' and other subsequent ventures into poetic abstraction by the author, even if some people might regard it as degenerate verse and therefore subversive of poetry, whatever is usually understood by that term. The cover, not surprisingly, shows details of a painting by John O'Loughlin which would appear to be beyond both abstract poetry and poetic word art alike in its abstract absolutism.< Less
Paperback: List Price: $20.00 $19.00 | You Save: 5%
Prints in 3-5 business days
A look at several works of artsit Sylvain Chamberlain at an exhibition challenging the definition of abstraction and the space between representation and non-representation.
Paperback: $34.25
Prints in 3-5 business days
Original artwork featuring colorful abstract paintings.
Paperback: $7.27
Prints in 3-5 business days
A collection of contemporary poems with accompanying abstract black & white paintings.
Paperback: List Price: $20.00 $18.00 | You Save: 10%
Prints in 3-5 business days
Abstract takes you on a different kind of journey. To another place and another time. It will set your imagination on fire, and at the same time make you think.
Paperback: $49.85
Prints in 3-5 business days
"Abstractions" features the work of famous Swiss photographer Jean-Paul Cattin. The book includes a variety of his abstract photographs of New York and Europe, revealed under the poetic and... More > decadent light of the artist. The book also includes photographs from his latest international exhibitions. Jean-Paul Cattin was born in 1964 in Geneva. By the age of 14 his works were published regularly in the Swiss local press and in 1986 he completed his studies at the Photography School of Vevey. Shortly after, Cattin moved to Paris where he produced portraits, fashion and advertising campaigns. He also directed several international commercial films. Today Jean-Paul produces large-scale abstract photographs in which reality is reinterpreted in a poetic and dramatic manner. His work is featured at Masters & Pelavin Gallery in New York and Artêria Gallery in Montreal. Based in Geneva Jean-Paul works in New York and London.< Less
Paperback: $39.83
Prints in 3-5 business days
Koos Fernhout is a prolific and diverse photographer. His special gift is in seeking out shape, colour and light. In this series, he focuses on all three but in extreme close-up. Most of these photos... More > were taken in and around a shipyard in Belgium and no scrap of rust, oil or flaked paint escaped his attention. The result is a collection of photos of rare beauty.< Less
Top 10see more >
Dialogue & Alliance...
Paperback: $15.00
Ground Crew
Paperback: $11.40
MyCircle Training...
Paperback: $3.00
2020 Minnesota Twins...
Paperback: $17.99
The Revolution Will Be...
Paperback: $16.08
Nights in Flanders....
Hardcover: $30.00
G.E.M.S. Journey Book
Paperback: $16.99
On The Origin of Kinds, ...
Paperback: $15.00
Thomas House Hotel
Paperback: $20.00
Referral Mastery
Paperback: $13.32
Age Verification
The page you are attempting to access contains content that is not intended for underage readers.
Please verify your birth date to continue.


text:
Well, this is certainly a surprise. And a hugely pleasant one for the BYU football program.
Following Kyle Van Noy's dominating performance in the Poinsettia Bowl win over San Diego State — which included a pair of defensive touchdowns — it was widely assumed that the standout linebacker would leave eligibility on the table and make himself available for the NFL draft. As it turns out, and much to the relief of the Cougars, that wasn't the case.
"I've decided to stay and complete my senior season at BYU," Van Noy said in a statement released by the school. "I plan to finish what I started and feel like I've still got some unfinished business. I'm looking forward to being on the field this next season with my Cougar teammates."
The decision is a huge 2013 "get" for the Cougars.
In 2012, Van Noy led the team with 13 sacks, 22 tackles for loss, eight quarterback hurries, a school record six forced fumbles and two blocked kicks. The release also states that Van Noy totaled 53 tackles while adding five pass breakups, two interceptions, one fumble recovery and two touchdowns to become the only player in the nation to record a stat in every major defensive category each of the last two seasons.
It's the second time in the past couple of days that a standout member of the Cougars has turned his back on early entry into the NFL. Late last week, wide receiver Cody Hoffman, who's on the verge of shattering every major receiving record in school history, announced via Twitter that he's returning to BYU for his senior season.


text:
About Granville, Ohio
A Slice of New England—in Ohio
Denison University overlooks the town of Granville, Ohio—a lovely village of 4,800 residents.
Granville's New England characteristics and Greek Revival qualities set the tone for this 200-year-old community, settled by folk from Connecticut and Massachusetts in November of 1805.
The center of the village is a short walk from campus. Broadway offers shops, restaurants, taverns, and cafes to explore. Main Street is home to a block-long Farmer's Market, summer into fall each Saturday morning. And public spaces in Granville are still just that—areas for the public to use and gather in, not just for transportation to whiz past or rumble through. The Bluesfest in the fall, the Community Picnic every other summer, and occasional other events can have you sitting comfortably in the center of the village, right in the middle of the street.
Granville residents like to come together, to celebrate, to debate, to deliberate, to listen. And when we come together, we like to proudly share our differences.
Granville provides a beautiful and safe community to live and learn in, with all the big-city energy of Columbus nearby.


text:
Keeping Members Happy During Renovations
The first thing you need to remember during any renovation project is that you will never please everyone! This may sound cold, but change is sometimes very difficult for people to deal with. You cannot let the responses or actions of some unhappy members deter you from your goal or defeat the positive attitude that you've worked so hard to acquire among your staff during your renovation.
With those footnotes aside, how do you keep your members happy during renovations? The answer is not that difficult: Involve your membership right from the start.
Advance Planning
Understand exactly what it is that you are attempting to accomplish with your renovation. Are you expanding, remodeling or redecorating? Will it just be new carpet, new color schemes, new walls or a whole new room? You see, each of these will have a different effect on your members. For the most part, the longer and larger the project, the tougher it will be on your members, especially if it directly affects their daily routines in the club, like checking in at the front desk or taking a shower.
Ask the Members
Surveying your membership is the single most important thing management can do to keep their members happy and to avoid a lot of problems down the road. But don't just survey them and forget them. You must keep your members involved in the process from beginning to end.
You also have to consider why you are doing your renovation and make sure it's what the members want or need. For example, have you ever heard of a club that has tried to expand the number of lockers in the same size locker room by installing half or "z" lockers, only to have members rebel because they feel they are being forced to share lockers? I have. This can be a costly mistake: Not only has the club paid to replace lockers, but the members feel that the club doesn't care about their feelings and needs.
Keep Members Updated
Once you have received input from your members on what they want to change, keep them abreast of the club's decisions and timetables. Provide them with a time chart and work schedule of when constructions will begin, where it will be and how long it will take.
Give the members advance notice regarding your renovations. The more information your members have on the what, where, when and how, the less complaints you'll get.
Use signs, posters and announcements in the club, mail announcements about your renovations, use your newsletter to keep members apprised of progress. Use a tripod or bulletin board in your lobby to chart progress, and to show color schemes and samples of materials for members to see and touch.
If you have to move some classes, have extra staff on hand to assist your members with the new locations for the first few days. You need to go out of your way to look at what your members will go through when you renovate, and prepare for everything.
Involve Your Members
Another way to keep your members happy during your renovations is to involve them in a fun manner. Give them hard hats to work out with, have a motivational contest associated with the renovation, or launch a referral contest for new members.
Don't forget to have a grand reopening and show off your renovations. Invite your members, staff and community to see your end results and to thank your members for their support during the renovations.
Remember the key to keeping everyone happy is to ask your members what is important to them and then keep them as informed as possible while going the extra mile during renovations. Try for as little disruption as possible, and go out of your way to make them as comfortable and safe as possible without breaking up their regular routines. Remember to smile, have fun and that tomorrow is always another day!
Jan Rubins is the owner and general manager of LifeCenter Plus Health and Fitness in Hudson, Ohio. He can be reached at (330) 655-2377.
Additional Key Tips
Remember that your goal is to inconvenience your members as little as possible during your renovations, so consider the following:
- Don't take the easy way out. Just because you may be having your group exercise room renovated doesn't mean you can cancel class. Find another place to hold classes, even if it's in a hallway!
- Make it fun and different. For example, challenge your staff to think of new names for classes that may have to be relocated.
- Plan your renovation appropriately. Don't plan on renovating your locker rooms during your busiest season. If possible, do it when the least amount of members will be affected, like July or August. Consider doing some of your renovations when the club is closed. You may end up paying a little more, but you may make your members a whole lot happier, especially if you are dealing with any kind of fumes or major traffic areas within the club.


text:
Game 21, UMBC vs. Maine Game Notes
America East Notes
BALTIMORE – UMBC women's basketball returns home to start the second half of its conference slate on Saturday, Feb. 1 when it hosts Maine at the RAC Arena. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m., with all the live action available free of charge on UMBCRetrievers.tv, courtesy of the America East digital network. Troy Green and Dan Levin will have the call on Q1370 (www.q1370.com).
SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS (2-18, 1-7 AEC): UMBC held the defending league champions to 65 points, its lowest point total in an America East game this season, but the Retrievers turned the ball over 23 times, which translated into 31 Great Dane points, and allowed 19 offensive rebounds to drop its seventh consecutive contest on Tuesday, 65-39. Freshman forward Amanda Hagaman scored a season-best 11 points off the bench for her second consecutive double-digit scoring performance, while the reigning America East Rookie of the Week Sara Tarbert finished with a team-best 12 points. Freshman guard Taylor McCarley chipped in seven points, eight rebounds, a season-best five assists and two steals.
Tarbert earned her third Rookie of the Week honors on Monday, after leading all the league's freshmen in scoring (18.0) and field goal percentage (.583). The Delta, Pa., native hit 10-of-15 shots at Stony Brook on Monday, Jan. 20 to reset her season-best with 26 points for her third 20-point performance of the season and chipped in her third consecutive double-digit effort in Saturday's contest versus Hartford. The forward leads the squad and ranks fifth in the league in scoring (12.8) and seventh in rebounding per game (6.9). McCarley, who has two rookie honors of her own, is second on the team in scoring at 9.0 points per game.
SCOUTING THE BLACK BEARS (10-11, 4-4 AEC): Maine has dropped three of its last four games, including Wednesday's heartbreaker to New Hampshire, 74-73. Despite the Black Bears shooting 55.4 percent from the floor, UNH's Elizabeth Belanger gave the Wildcats the last second victory on a fall away jumper. Sophomore forward Liz Wood tallied a team-best 18 points and added six rebounds, while Sophie Weckstrom and Ashleigh Roberts combined to chip in 25 points.
During league play, the Black Bears rank second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.343) and first in made three-point field goals per game (7.4). Sophomore guard Lauren Bodine is chipping in a conference-best 2.6 treys per league contest and is shooting at 47.4 percent from beyond the arc. Roberts is leading Maine's scoring attack, shooting 52.2 percent from the field for a team-best 13.8 points per game on the season, both ranking in the top-10 in the conference. Wood is chipping in 12.1 points per game, ninth in the league, and 6.1 rebounds, 11th in the America East.
Maine returned five letterwinners and four starters from last season's squad that finished ninth in the America East and registered a 4-24 overall record. Head coach Richard Barron welcomed back America East Co-Rookie of the Year Liz Wood in his third season at the helm of the program. The Black Bears were picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll.
2014 FIRST MEETING: UMBC freshman guard Taylor McCarley knocked down nine-of-12 free throws and reset her career high with 16 points, but Maine drained eight of its 12 three pointers in the opening half and cruised to a 68-39 victory in front of an ESPN3 audience on Jan. 8. Maine's Liz Wood finished with 17 points and Ashleigh Roberts scored her 1,000th career-point and finished with 12 points.
INSIDE THE SERIES: UMBC holds an 11-10 advantage in the all-time series and has won seven of 10 meetings all-time on its home court against Maine. The Black Bears' victory versus the Retrievers in Jan. snapped UMBC's five-game win streak against Maine. The Retrievers have won 10 of the last 12 meetings against the Black Bears.
ON THE HORIZON FOR THE RETRIEVERS: UMBC hits the road for a pair of road contests starting with a matchup at New Hampshire on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Retrievers have a quick turnaround, traveling to take on UMass Lowell on Saturday, Feb. 8.


text:
IMF Survey Vol.32, No.5 March 2003
- Interview with John Odling-Smee: Russia's rebound: will it last?
- Köhler sees enormous potential for global growth
- IMF Working Paper: How can Central American countries improve their tax systems?
- Choosing an exchange rate regime to deal with capital account shocks: pick your poison
- Churches and Bretton Woods institutions exchange views on development
- IMF Institute seminar: Measuring poverty: pitfalls, prescriptions, and policy implications
- Working Paper: Aging population threatens Austria's welfare state
- Aninat to leave IMF leadership post
- Recent publications
- Selected IMF rates
- Available on the web
IMF Institute seminar: Measuring poverty: pitfalls, prescriptions, and policy implications
- International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
- Published Date:
- March 2003
Show Summary Details
You are not logged in and do not have access to this content. Please login or, to subscribe to IMF eLibrary, please click here