text:
Service-learning is a method of teaching whereby students have the opportunity to apply their classroom knowledge to a meaningful experience in the community.
Service-learning consists of the three main components. The first component involves the planning of a meaningful experience. The second component is that of the experience itself which takes place within the context of a nonprofit organization. The experience is focused on impacting an identified community need. The final component is reflection. Through structured reflection, students are able to make the connection between the course objectives and the experience.
Service-learning helps to make course knowledge more relevant to everyday life while fostering an ethic of service and civic responsibility in the students. Students can participate in service-learning through courses that require service learning, courses that offer service learning as an option, or through independent study.
The Service-Learning Program seeks to centralize and coordinate the service-learning activities on campus. The Program also offers support to faculty who teach service-learning courses, identifies community placement where the service-learning experience can take place, represents the University in problem-solving community partnerships and involves faculty, staff, and students in the ongoing development of the Program.
For More Information
Dr. James N. Camp
Thomas More University


text:
My Favorite Baseball Song
With all the increasing negativity and the constant grumblings lately about what has happened during this previous summer along the Jersey shore, it was exciting to me last night to see one of New Jersey's own sitting right next to President Obama and the First Lady during last night broadcast of the 2009 Kennedy Honors. The Working class hero Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen more than deserved his place among American culture icons.
Maybe last night's honor will let the rest of the country take a breather on New Jersey and center their attention towards the positive as "The Boss" was being honored last night for his lifetime contribution to American culture of the performing arts. I know I have attended his awesome concerts more than a few times, and each time I see him on stage, his music legacy grows taller with every song.
And it might be fitting that his classic tune and the video for "Glory Days" is my personal favorite baseball song/video because it always seems to remind me of those awesome sandlot baseball days with my friends when we never cared what the final score of the game was, or who hit a Home Run or single.
And maybe that is why I love this baseball inspired song and "The Boss" for giving me this tune of my youth. From the first vocals on the song where he meets an aging High School baseball star, the song is a constant reminder of lyrics that evokes the subtle love and passion I had for the game as a kid.
Sure there are other baseball inspired songs that have caught my attention over the years like John Fogerty's "Centerfield", or even "Tessie" by Red Sox followers, the Dropkick Murphys, but Springsteen's tune is the only one where I find myself going back in time and throwing up memories of games or people while holding a bat or in the field. Some people are against the addition of music into our baseball culture.
But to me "Glory Days" has always had a positive affirmation for me with the National Pastime and reaffirms my love for the game. Everyone has a song or even a verse that binds them to the game of baseball. It could even be one of the older songs about former pitching great Catfish Hunter by Bob Dylan or even the tale of an autograph hunter going awry in the song by the Summer Hymns called "Pete Rose Affinity."
Music has always had a place in baseball from the classic "Take Me out to the Ballgame" in the bottom of the seventh Inning at some ballparks, to the interesting and always entertaining walk-up and warm-up music clips of our favorite stars. My own local team, the Tampa Bay Rays have even begun to cement their own musical tasty bits out there for us to begin to enjoy and maybe turn into a team clult classic like the Red Sox's do with the song "Tessie."
The game of baseball is enjoyed better when you let all five senses of the human body experience it. The sights, sounds and smells are all key ingredients to having the perfect baseball experience. But to me, music sets the tone for the entire game, and it doesn't have to start with a clang of the cowbell either.
4 Comments
I love "Glory Days", and I love the Boss. My favorite baseball song, though, has to be John Fogerty's "Centerfield"!
Have a great New Year and 2010, Cliff!
Glory days is a tight song great findings by u hope that u have a great new yrs watch some football and keep up the good work omn ur blogs
TMAS619 PS 3 new blogs 2 from yesterday and 1 later tonight
As an ex-football player, it always seems like "Glory Days" is in ever conversation about the old playing days.
And now it is glory days. Seems so long ago, and I am using phrases like "Back when I played" when I talk about today's players.
I am becoming my father.
Rays Renegade
Would love to comment on your blogs tonight, but they will have to wait.maybe.
I got a small caravan of NYE celebrations to hit before the witching hour.
Also got to go on stage with a band friend of mine at midnight and surprise a few Gator souls.
I am hoping BrightHouse doesn't get excluded from the cable package on New Years Day, but Fox is standing like cement on their demands.
Rays Renegade

subset: commoncrawl


text:
As technological advances continue, some of us who facilitate The Leadership Challenge Workshop® are with working with Friday 5s®. This is a web-based follow-through process operated by The Fort Hill Company that provides participants the opportunity to set goals and a means to update progress in achieving those goals. Facilitators can also contract with a client to provide online coaching of these follow-through progress reports. We have been working with a few clients in providing this service and have found it to be challenging yet beneficial when done properly. We are proud to say we have hit upon how to make this a meaningful experience for both the coach and the participant.
The hardest part is realizing how this process differs from traditional coaching. Most of us are used to coaching face-to-face, getting immediate feedback from the person being coached, and developing a dialogue approach. Most successful coaching takes place when the coach asks questions designed to help the person discover a solution, which in turn, provides ownership of the solution. Online coaching is more of a one-way recommendation and a chance to reinforce skills that were taught and experienced in the workshop.
Success in online coaching begins in the workshop itself and setting clear expectations of what the process will be like for the person being coached. It must be clear that the follow through process is still in the hands of the participant. With this in mind, taking time during the workshop to develop clear, actionable goals is of utmost importance. We have had the best success when the coach is identified to the participant and has a chance to have a goal-setting conversation toward the end of the workshop to develop the relationship and an understanding of exactly what is trying to be achieved with the goal.
We have collected the best ideas from facilitators who have been working with the Friday 5s® system and we think these will be very beneficial to anyone who is considering using it.
- If possible, make a personal connection from something learned from the workshop to the person being coached.
- Although the coaching can be done directly online from the website, and you can scroll through the updates and feedback from previous updates, it is advisable to make a hard copy of the update and type the coaching response in a separate document. In this way, the coach can take the time to focus on a deeper response, review it, and paste it into the Friday 5s web site when it is finished. There are times when the Friday 5s system times out and there is always a possibility of being kicked offline. There is not much more frustrating than completing a well thought out coaching response and then have it lost!
- When possible, refer back to experiential activities or specific skills learned in the workshop. Many times, it is here, as real life progresses, that great connections can be made to put skills talked about in class into actual practice.
- Get familiar with the Friday 5s system and site. Don't hesitate to contact the Fort Hill Company for help in learning and navigating the site.
- Speak from the heart. Get used to confronting without condemning and use phrases such as "feel free to" and "you might consider" or "I would recommend" when offering advice. Although as a coach we may ask for an update on progress in a specific matter, many times it is difficult to see if advice was heard. Look for incremental small steps to take to move ahead.
- Don't forget about the 'Guide Me" feature of the Friday 5s site as it may be helpful to suggest the participant use it, if stuck on what to do next.
- Reinforce when and where progress is made to offer encouragement. Acknowledge specific goal progress and encourage goal sharing with constituents as a way to collect additional feedback.
- Although coaching provided is confidential and cannot be viewed by others, some participants may still be uncomfortable with the technology, especially if there is a conflict with a manager or supervisor. In that case, participants may feel more comfortable having communication through personal email rather than through the web site. The updates can and should still continue online but specific sensitive issues may be better dealt with offline.
- Attend to emotions. This is tricky as it is hard to pick up on emotions in writing but it is useful to pick up on frustrating comments or words and ask about them. It shows you are really reading the update for content.
- Some coaches find it useful to ask questions designed at initiating deeper thought and reflection. Sometimes, those questions will show up in the next update and you can tell the message was received.
- Don't get frustrated when you think your advice never gets through. Many times it is hard to tell from the next update if they even read your coaching suggestions. But then, just when you think advice in not being heard, you have find success, such as when someone will specifically thank you for something that worked. Then it makes it all worthwhile.
- Express hope and optimism for next steps and success. Get them thinking about next steps and what you expect (and are looking forward to) in their next update. If they know you are expecting to hear from them, they are more likely to respond to the next update.
Many coaches are critical of online coaching, especially at first. It takes time to develop the confidence and ability to become skilled at it. It takes time to develop this skill when many coaches have already established a very different or preferred way of coaching. Many coaches are drawn to the personal nature of the work and its harder to see how a more impersonal medium can enhance a coach's work. But it can. You might even receive a comment like this, "You really challenge me. I appreciate the fact that you are able to help me consider the whole picture and not just the half fueled by frustrated emotions. Thank you for taking the time to provide me such great advice/feedback."
Online feedback and coaching is not for everyone. But the Friday 5s follow through process offers an opportunity to use technology in a new and different way that can be very effective for The Leadership Challenge Workshop participants practice new skills and behaviors, provided you take the time to learn how to use it properly and develop a new way of coaching.
Stephen Hoel is president of Diversity Leadership Consultants and a Certified Master of The Leadership Challenge®. He can be reached at email@example.com.
For more information on Friday 5s®, please contact the Fort Hill Company.


text:
|Dr. Linda Baum
This discovery revives hope in GCS-100, a drug that had begun in clinical trials years before but had been delayed indefinitely. The researchers hope GCS-100 can be combined with chemotherapy to create an effective treatment for diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common and aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system.
The study, posted online ahead of publication in the journal Blood, found that a protein called galectin-3 binds to an enzyme called CD45 on the surface of a lymphoma cell. This protein-enzyme combination regulates susceptibility of the cell to chemotherapy drugs, essentially protecting the cancer cell from chemotherapy.
Derived from citrus pectin, GCS-100 works outside the cell to remove the protective galectin-3. Once the galectin-3 is removed, a lymphoma cell can be effectively killed by chemotherapy drugs, part of a chain-reaction of programmed cancer cell death called apoptosis.
Although they knew the drug had shown action against lymphoma cells, the finding that GCS-100 literally removed the barrier to the initiation of cell death by removing galectin-3 from the lymphoma cell surface was unexpected.
"We let the results guide our ideas, and we were able to establish a mechanism for GCS-100," said the study's first author Mary Clark. "I am excited to follow the progress of GCS-100 and hope to see its use in the clinic as an adjunct therapy for lymphoma in the near future."
Dr. Linda Baum, senior researcher on the study, said, "This drug had been abandoned because of the vagaries of the economy. My hope would be to restart this drug in clinical trials, and using this new knowledge to include it in a more targeted lymphoma therapy."
Early clinical trials of GCS-100 had shown no known side effects of the drug other than a mild rash in some patients, which other research has shown is the result of the drug also promoting the development of T cells, which are created by the immune system to fight disease.
Funding for this research was provided by the Ron and Maddie Katz Family Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has more than 240 researchers and clinicians engaged in disease research, prevention, detection, control, treatment and education. One of the nation's largest comprehensive cancer centers, the Jonsson center is dedicated to promoting research and translating basic science into leading-edge clinical studies. In July 2012, the Jonsson Cancer Center was once again named among the nation's top 10 cancer centers by U.S. News & World Report, a ranking it has held for 12 of the last 13 years. For more information on the Jonsson Cancer Center, visit our website at http://www.cancer.ucla.edu.


text:
CLICK HERE IF YOU NEED THE Windows/PC VERSION
This is the latest version of Turbotax for filing your 2016 taxes in 2017.
My Analysis & Advice will look at your tax history, let you know your "tax health," and provide you with expert tips to help you get an even bigger refund next year!
Prepare and print unlimited W-2 and 1099 tax forms for your employees and contractors.
We'll show you the startup tax deductions for new businesses so you can get the maximum refund you deserve.
We can automatically import investment info directly from thousands of participating financial institutions.
We'll walk you though reporting sales of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. We'll automatically calculate capital gains/losses and keep track of those that carry over to future tax returns.
In three easy steps you'll discover your accurate purchase price for stock sales.
If you sold employee stock we'll automatically determine your correct basis for shares purchased.
Retirement tax help and IRA tool show you how to get more money back this year and when you retire.
Simplify reporting your rental property depreciation. We'll show you which depreciation method will get you the biggest tax deduction.
Save every pennyâwe"ll guide you through deducting points, appraisal fees, and more from your refinance.
We'll guide you on how to set up new rental properties. Plus, our median monthly rent calculator can help you find the fair market value for your rental property.
We'll get to know you by asking simple questions about your income, family and changes in your tax situation. Then, based on your answers, TurboTax will search for more than 350 tax deductions and credits to get you the biggest tax refund—guaranteed.
Accurately value items you donate to charity with ItsDeductible™ (included)—no more guessing. Plus, we'll track other donations such as cash, mileage and stocks, to help you get every tax deduction you're entitled to for your charitable donations.
Did you change jobs, get married, buy a home or retire? We'll guide you through common life changes, explain how they impact your taxes, and find any new tax deductions and credits you may qualify for.
Reduce your chance of a tax audit with our Audit Risk Meter™. We'll check your tax return for common audit triggers, shows whether your risk is high or low and give you valuable tips.
If you or your children attended college, trade school, or even took classes for work, we'll help you find refund-boosting education tax credits and deductions (1098-E, 1098-T) for tuition, books, and student loan interest.
Your biggest purchase can also mean big deductions for things like: mortgage interest, property taxes, refinancing fees, points, and improvements to your home's energy efficiency.
We can automatically import your W-2 and 1099 tax form data from over a million participating employers and financial institutions.
We'll automatically import your information from last year's TurboTax return to help save time and increase accuracy. We'll even import personal information about you and your family if you prepared your taxes with TaxAct or H&R Block CD/Download software.
We'll ask you easy questions about your year and fill in all the right tax forms for you.
Live Expert Help. Our credentialed tax experts have answers for every situation and will always be there to guide you from start to finish. ($19.99 value)
You won't miss a thing, we'll double-check your tax return for accuracy before you file.
We'll show you who qualifies as your dependent, and find tax-saving deductions and credits like the Child & Dependent Care Credit, Earned Income Credit (EIC), and child tax credit.
Once you complete your federal taxes, we can transfer your information over to your state return to help you finish quickly and easily. (Fees may apply*)
Finish your tax return in one visit or do a little at a time. We automatically save your progress as you go, so you can always pick up where you left off.
When tax laws change, TurboTax changes with them, so you can be sure your tax return includes the latest IRS and state tax forms.
We're dedicated to safeguarding your personal information. We test our site daily for security, use the most advanced technology available, and employ a dedicated Privacy Team.
We display and update your federal and state tax refunds (or taxes due) as you do your income taxes, so you always know where you stand.
E-file your federal and state tax return with direct deposit to get your fastest tax refund possible. Free federal e-file is included.
Choose to receive your tax refund by check or direct deposit to your bank account.
If you're an independent contractor or do freelance work you may get to deduct expenses like travel and entertainment to lighten that tax bill. That's where we come in, searching over 350 deductions and credits so you don't miss a thing.
Visa, MasterCard, Discover & American Express Accepted
Once you've completed your federal tax return, Turbotax will automatically transfer your information and give you the option of completing your state taxes using TurboTax.
Prepare and print unlimited returns for one state at no extra cost.
One state INCLUDED with TurboTax Deluxe,
Premier, and Home & Business Prepare and print unlimited returns for one state at no extra cost.
Only $39.95 per additional state. E-file additional
Turbotax Home & Business 2016 includes all of the Deluxe and Premier forms plus these.
|Commonly Filed Tax Forms and Schedules
|U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
|U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
|Schedule B
|Interest and Dividend Income
|Schedule EIC
|Earned Income Credit
|Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No Dependents
|Schedule A
|Itemized Deductions
|Schedule C
|Covers miscellaneous income and some related expenses (1099-MISC)
|Schedule SE
|Self-Employment Tax
|Schedule D
|Capital Gains and Losses
|Schedule E
|Supplemental Income and Loss, including rental property
|Other Tax Forms and Schedules
|Schedule F
|Profit or Loss from Farming
|Schedule H
|Household Employment Taxes
|Schedule J
|Income Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen
|Schedules K-1 (Form 1041)
|Estates and Trusts
|Schedules K-1 (Form 1065)
|Partner's Share of Income, Credits, Deductions
|Schedules K-1 (Form 1120S)
|Shareholder's Share of Income, Credits, etc
|Schedule R
|Credit for Elderly or Disabled
|Schedule 8812
|Child Tax Credit
|Form 982
|Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness
|Form 1040-ES
|Estimated Tax for Individuals
|Form 1040-V
|Payment Vouchers
|Form 1040X
|Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
|Form 1095-A
|Health Insurance Marketplace Statement
|Form 1095-B
|Health Coverage
|Form 1095-C
|Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage
|Form 1098
|Mortgage Interest Statement
|Form 1098-C
|Contributions of Motor Vehicles, Boats and Airplanes
|Form 1098-E
|Student Loan Interest Statement
|Form 1098-T
|Tuition Statement
|Form 1099-A
|Acquisition or Abandonment of Secured Property
|Form 1099-B
|Proceeds from Broker Transactions
|Form 1099-C
|Cancellation of Debt
|Form 1099-DIV
|Dividends and Distributions
|Form 1099-G
|Certain Government Payments
|Form 1099-INT
|Interest Income
|Form 1099-K
|Payment Card and Third Party Network Transactions
|Form 1099-MISC
|Miscellaneous Income
|Form 1099-OID
|Original Issue Discount
|Form 1099-Q
|Payments From Qualified Education Programs
|Form 1099-R
|Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement, etc.
|Form 1099-SA
|Distributions from an HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA
|Form 1116
|Foreign Tax Credit
|Form 1310
|Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Taxpayer
|Form 14039
|Identity Theft Affidavit
|Form 2106/EZ
|Employee Business Exp/EZ Employee Business Expenses Short Form
|Form 2120
|Multiple Support Declaration
|Form 2210/2210AI
|Underpayment of Tax/Annualized Income
|Form 2210-F
|Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Farmers and Fishermen
|Form 2439
|Notice to Shareholder of Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains
|Form 2441
|Child and Dependent Care Expenses
|Form 2555
|Foreign Earned Income
|Form 3115
|Application for Change in Accounting Method
|Form 3468
|Investment Credit
|Form 3800
|General Business Credit
|Form 3903
|Moving Expenses
|Form 4136
|Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels
|Form 4137
|Tax on Unreported Tip Income
|Form 4255
|Recapture of Investment Credit
|Form 4506
|Request for Copy of Tax Form
|Form 4562
|Depreciation and Amortization
|Form 4684
|Casualties and Theft
|Form 4797
|Sales of Business Property
|Form 4835
|Farm Rental Income and Expenses
|Form 4852
|Substitute for Form W-2 or 1099-R
|Form 4868
|Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File
|Form 4952/AMT
|AMT Investment Interest Expense Deduction/Investment Interest Expense Deduction
|Form 4972
|Tax on Lump-Sum Distributions
|Form 5329
|Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (including IRAs)
|Form 5405
|First-Time Homebuyer Credit and Repayment of the Credit
|Form 5695
|Residential Energy Credits
|Form 6198
|At-Risk Limitations
|Form 6251
|Alternative Minimum Tax
|Form 6252
|Installment Sale Income
|Form 6781
|Gains/Losses from Section 1256 Contracts and Straddles
|Form 8283
|Non-cash Charitable Contributions
|Form 8332
|Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced of Separated Parents
|Form 8379
|Injured Spouse Allocation
|Form 8396
|Mortgage Interest Credit
|Form 8453
|U.S. Individual Income Tax Transmittal for an IRS E-File Return
|Form 8582/AMT/CR
|Passive Activity Loss Limitations/AMT/Credit Limitations
|Form 8586
|Low-Income Housing Credit
|Form 8606
|Nondeductible IRAs
|Form 8615
|Tax for Certain Children who have Unearned Income
|Form 8801
|Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax
|Form 8814
|Parents' Election To Report Child's Interest and Dividends
|Form 8815
|Exclusion of Interest from Series EE and I U.S. Savings Bonds
|Form 8822
|Change of Address
|Form 8824
|Like-Kind Exchange
|Form 8829
|Expenses for Business Use of Your Home
|Form 8834
|Qualified Electric Vehicle Credit
|Form 8839
|Qualified Adoption Expenses
|Form 8853
|Archer MSAs and Long-Term Care Insurance Contracts
|Form 8857
|Request for Innocent Spouse Relief
|Form 8859
|Carryforward of D.C. First-Time Homebuyer Credit
|Form 8862
|Information to Claim Earned Income Credit After Disallowance
|Form 8863
|Education Credits
|Form 8880
|Credit for Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions
|Form 8881
|Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs
|Form 8885
|Health Coverage Tax Credit
|Form 8888
|Direct Deposit of Refund
|Form 8889
|Health Savings Account
|Form 8903
|Domestic Production Activities Deduction
|Form 8910
|Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit
|Form 8911
|Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit
|Form 8917
|Tuition and Fees Deduction
|Form 8919
|Uncollected Social Security and Medicare Tax on Wages
|Form 8936
|Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit
|Form 8938
|Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets
|Form 8941
|Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums
|Form 8949
|Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets
|Form 8958
|Allocation of Community Property Amounts
|Form 8959
|Additional Medicare Tax
|Form 8960
|Net Investment Income Tax
|Form 8962
|Premium Tax Credit (PTC)
|Form 8965
|Health Coverage Exemptions
|Form 9465
|Installment Agreement Request
|Form SS-4
|Application for Employer Identification Number
|Form W-4
|Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate
|Form W-2
|Wages and Tax Statement
|Form W-2G
|Certain Gambling Winnings
Below are the minimum requirements for TurboTax Federal 2016 software installed on a Mac computer.


text:
Jodie Foster Lists L.A. Home for $6.399 Million
Jodie Foster has listed her Sunset Strip home in Hollywood Hills for $6.399 million.
The roughly 6,000-square-foot Spanish villa has four bedrooms, four full bathrooms and two half-baths. There's an office, attached guest suite, master suite with a sauna, kitchen with stone countertops, a large screening room with a bay window and a step-down, 638-square-foot living room with a vaulted ceiling and French doors. The ¼-acre property includes a brick-patio courtyard with a swimming pool and high-reaching hedges for privacy. There are views of Century City, a rear-gated driveway and a two-car garage.
According to public records and people familiar with the listing, Ms. Foster bought the property in August 1997 and updated part of the home. Model and actress Cheryl Tiegs previously owned the villa, which was built in 1935.


text:
Got Questions?
Our Online Tax Team is ready to help! Chat Live Now
If you're curious about how much Dutch tax you can get back, you've come to the right place. Our tax calculator is an ingenious tool that will generate an immediate tax refund estimation. Best of all, it's FREE to use so you have nothing to lose.
After you've used the tax refund calculator, you can decide whether or not you want to proceed. If you want us to go ahead and apply for your tax refund, our Dutch Tax Team will do all the hard work so you can relax. Get your tax back from the Netherlands today!


text:
8 successful headlines—and the psychology behind them
Have you ever wondered why how-to or numbered-list headlines get so many clicks? Here's your answer.
I found plenty of data about which words are in the most-shared headlines, how long headlines should be, and more.
What was especially interesting were the psychology behind some well-known headline formulas and what makes them so clickable. Here's an overview of eight winning headline formulas and the psychology behind them:
1. Surprise
Chip and Dan Heath, authors of "Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die," list surprise as one of the six principles of sticky ideas. According to their research, presenting something unexpected—breaking a pattern—will help you capture attention.
This works in two parts: Surprise captures our interest and holds it.
Our brains love novelty. The brain's pleasure centers are more "turned on" when we experience unpredictable pleasant events, compared with expected pleasant events.
Surprises are more stimulating and will get our attention much more easily than things we already know well—even if we really like those things. We may subconsciously prefer an unpredictable experience over what we think we want.
One example of surprise would be the email subject lines of Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Anyone who shared an address with the campaign got messages from Barack Obama with subject lines like "Hey," "Wow," or "Join me for dinner?"
Dropping in curse words like "Hell yeah, I like Obamacare" also got big clicks. Most of the $690 million that Obama raised online came from these fundraising emails. These emails worked because they created a surprising dissonance between Barack Obama and email subject lines that looked as if they had come from a friend.
2. Questions
Questions are powerful because they pique curiosity. Simply seeing a question mark stimulates your brain. If you already know what you're going to get from a headline, your curiosity might be over before it can even start.
The best question headlines ask something the reader can empathize with, relate to, or would like answered. Consider this one by Bill Jayme in Psychology Today:
Note how your brain springs into action as you think about your answer and wonder how it compares against other people's answers.
3. Curiosity
Upworthy has gained millions of clicks by taking advantage of a psychological phenomenon called the curiosity gap.
George Loewenstein, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, coined this term to describe the gap between what we know and want to know. When we notice a gap in our knowledge, we feel deprived. We look for that piece of missing information to ease that feeling.
Curiosity requires some initial knowledge. We're not curious about something we know nothing about, but as soon as we know even a little bit our curiosity is piqued and we want to learn more. Research shows that curiosity increases with knowledge—the more we know, the more we want to know.
A Cal Tech study scanned volunteers' brains while they read trivia questions designed to create a mixture of high and low curiosity. When subjects were interested in a question, the researchers saw more activity in the caudate region—a part of the brain that anticipates rewards. (Interesting side note: If subjects found out they gave an incorrect answer, the curiosity effect seemed even stronger.)
To use this strategy in headlines, share some intriguing but incomplete information. Tell the reader enough to pique his curiosity, but not enough to give the whole story away. This famous ad by John Caples does this well:
Created in 1926, the ad went on to become one of the most popular and successful ads in history. Scott Delong, the founder of viral content site ViralNova, has it framed in his office.
The ad doesn't sell piano lessons; it intrigues with the emotional benefit of learning a new skill.
4. Negatives
Superlatives—words such as "best," "biggest," and "greatest"—can be effective in headlines, but negative superlatives (like "worst") can be even more powerful.
In a study of 65,000 headlines, Outbrain compared positive, negative, and no superlative headlines. The study found that headlines with positive superlatives performed 29 percent worse and headlines with negative superlatives performed 30 percent better. The average click-through rate on headlines with negative superlatives was 63 percent higher than positive ones.
There are a few theories on why this might be:
- Positive superlatives have become clichéd through overuse.
- Negatives are more intriguing because they're unexpected and surprising.
- Negatives tap into our insecurities. Using negative words like "stop," "avoid" and "don't" work because everyone wants to find out if there's something they're doing that they should stop.
Somewhat related is a finding from a Startup Moon study of 100 tech blogs that found that aggressive or violent-sounding words like "kill," "dead," and "fear" actually encouraged more social shares.
(Note: Because Buffer values positivity and happiness, we tend to turn this technique inside out. Headlines like "10 Things to Stop Doing Today to be Happier, Backed by Science" have done really well.)
5. How to
A lot of advertising writers say that if you start with the words "how to," you can't write a bad headline. After all, we all want to be smarter.
Copyblogger say these types of headlines go beyond knowledge to work on an even deeper level:
"Most people don't want information. I know you'v e always been taught otherwise, but it's true. People are drowning in facts. What people really want is a sense of order and predictability in their lives. We want to feel a sense of power over our world. Therefore, we seek out the secrets, tips, hints, laws, rules, and systems that promise to help us gain control and make sense of things."
Witness the incredible staying power of one of the most famous how-to headlines: "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.
Even with this proven formula, there are a few tweaks we can make to ensure our headlines spread.
A Startup Moon tech blogs headline study found a huge difference between the viral spread of a post titled "How to use Android SDK" and another titled "The beginners guide to Android SDK." It's the same concept, but different packaging. Adding words like "Introduction," "The beginners guide," "In 5 minutes" and "DIY" can provide more viral variations on the how-to headline.
This tells us you might want to work something specific into your headline to give readers a better idea of what they're going to get. For example, instead of "How to get better at organizing your day," you might try, "The 5-minute guide to organizing your day for more focus and productivity."
6. Numbers
Numbers work well in headlines because people like predictability.
A study on the psychology of waiting in line found that when we don't know how long something will take, we experience that time differently.
If a patient in a waiting room is told the doctor is running 30 minutes late, the patient might be annoyed but will eventually relax into the wait. However, if the patient is told the doctor will be ready soon, the patient is nervous and unable to settle down because he thinks he'll see the doctor soon. When we're in this situation, time feels as though it moves more slowly.
Numbers manage expectations for us—they tell us exactly what we're getting into. That might be why a Conductor study found that audiences prefer number headlines to almost any other type.
Additionally, the Startup Moon headline study found that the bigger the number, the farther the post spreads.
7. Audience referencing
Audience referencing basically means using the word "you," or directly implicating your audience with your headline. Copywriter Mel Martin was known for this. He would write headlines like "For golfers who are almost (but not quite) satisfied with their game—and can't figure out what they're doing wrong," and this similar variation:
This headline type gets attention because of the way our brains fixate on solving problems. It's part of our survival instinct for our brains to actively search for potential problems—even if they're as minor as a golf swing or cooking. When you are the precise target audience for a headline, your brain says, "That's for me!"
In a Norwegian study, researchers tried a variety of headline styles on a shopping website:
- "For sale: Black iPhone4 16GB" (the regular headline)
- "Anyone need a new iPhone4?" (question headline without referencing cues)
- "Is this your new iPhone4?" (question headline with referencing cues)
Researchers found that question headlines with audience-referencing cues ("Is this your new iPhone4?") produced higher click-throughs than other headline types.
Even if you don't use the audience-referencing strategy, keep in mind how strong human self-interest is. When you speak to the desires, needs and emotions of your reader, you answer their main question: "What's in it for me?"
8. Specificity
Another principle that makes ideas stick, according to Chip and Dan Heath, is to use specific facts rather than broad statements.
Specific, quantifiable facts—particularly those that evoke mental pictures—are intensely interesting. Figures imply research, which adds to your legitimacy, but all kinds of specificity are good: digits, names, descriptions, titles, examples, projections, results. Being specific also demonstrates that the article will be in depth.
Being specific appeals to our urge to know what we'll get when we click, and leads to greater clarity. Readers prefer clarity, as you can see in this Conductor study:
It's also worth noting that the folks at Upworthy, who were previously high on curiosity-gap headlines, are now finding that descriptive headlines—headlines that tell you exactly what the content is—are starting to win out over curiosity-gap headlines that tease you by withholding details.
Curiosity-gap headlines used to work because people weren't used to them, but they're now common.
As you try these strategies, you may find that one headline type works really well for a while, and then begins to show diminishing returns. The key is to keep finding new ways to engage your audience. Be playful and experimental with what you write—and ruthless with how you test.
What headline strategies produce results for you? Please share them in the comments.
Courtney Seiter creates content at Buffer. A version of this article originally appeared on the Buffer blog.
Ragan.com Daily Headlines
Sign up to receive the latest articles from Ragan.com directly in your inbox.


text:
Comment to win a free copy of the winner's choice: An Affair Across Times Square, Spicy with a Side of Cranberry Sauce, or Queen of Hearts. Ends 3/15/2013
1. Comment = 1 Entry
2. Tweet = 1 Extra Entry*
3. Like = 1 Extra Entry*
* Make mention of this in your comment for extra entry / (Important: Full Contest Entry Rules) - Updated NOR Contest Passport required for entry.
Hi folks, I wanted to chat today a bit more about my life and some facts you might not know. It should be interesting.
So that's it folks, now you know a little bit more about Rachell Nichole and my personal life. No deep dark secrets were shared today, but that's okay. J
Tell me something about you, and leave your e-mail address if you'd like to be added to my e-newsletter, which is sent out every couple of months. There's also a great giveaway attached to the post for a free e-book of mine!
I hope you enjoyed learning a bit more about me and I hope to hear some more about you, readers. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have.
My latest release, Queen of Hearts is on sale now wherever e-books are sold. Astrology says they're compatible, but neither woman is sure.
Thanks so much for having me stop by today, I had fun.
Rachell Nichole is the contemporary erotic romance author of An Affair Across Times Square, Spicy with a Side of Cranberry Sauce, and Queen of Hearts. She currently writes what she likes to call Sizzling Romantic Entanglements. She loves creating memorable characters and putting them through the paces on their discovery for and journey to love. Rachell lives in New York with a mountain of books, a loving family, and an evil cat named Godiva that she adores.


text:
What's the iPhone 5 going to look like? We don't know, and neither do designers Michal Bonikowski or Antoine Brieux. That's not stopping them from taking a whack at it, however, as both of them are envisioning the iPhone 5 design in images that look like they could be Apple press photos.
First up, Bonikowski's iPhone 5 plays it safe, returning to the pioneering handheld's roots with an aluminum back and steel fame. It's still thin like the iPhone 4, but its predecessor's flat back has been replaced with a slight, curving bulge.
This design is almost a challenge to Apple, which went in a similar design direction with the aluminum-bodied iPad 2. Will the company go big with an iPhone 5 design? After all the griping over the iPhone 4's antenna issues, etc, can the company afford to be a little wild?
The iPhone 5 as envisioned by Brieux is more of a departure, evolving the more boxy look of the iPhone 4. Instead of appearing rounded from the front and flat from the side, it now has a rounded profile with a flat face. Check them both out in the gallery below.
Michal Bonikowski and Antoine Brieux, via Yanko Design and Gizmodo, respectively


text:
Flash Friday – Auto Repair Reference CenterMonday, April 2nd, 2012
Each Friday, the Libraries will be posting here a new video tutorial offering an overview of one of our e-resources. If after viewing the video you have more questions or need help using the resource, please contact the Library:
910-362-7034 or firstname.lastname@example.com
The Auto Repair Reference Center (ARRC) database contains the most comprehensive collection of automobile repair reference information in the market. ARRC contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles.
The database covers more than 37,000 vehicles from 1954 to present. Content includes millions of drawings and step-by-step photographs, approximately 110,000 technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer, over 180,000 enhanced wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing, specifications & maintenance schedules, Labor Time Guide & Estimator, AutoIQ, Quick Tips (a complete guide to vehicle ownership & maintenance), Diagnostic information and much more. New repair procedures, TSBs and updates are continually added to the product. All of the content in Auto Repair Reference Center has been created by ASE certified technicians.


text: For those of you who are night-owls and enjoy spending time staring into the abyss in the middle of the night – we've got another look at the Black Event just for you! This time around we are taking a closer look at N@N@, Lash-Ware and BagLady Designs. The middle of the night is a great time to visit The Wash during special sales events like this one because there are less people on the sim and its a bit easier to get around than during high peak times. Everything is 10L or less and each designer has a special freebie for shoppers, so if you haven't been to the Black event yet, what are you waiting for?


text:
Main features
- Polyamide and wool cloth
- Flared cut
- Straight stockinette stitch knit
Made in: Serbia
Product code: 1044P0842_100
80% Wool 20% Nylon
Clothing care
- Hand wash only. Maximum temperature: 40°
- Do not bleach
- Do not tumble dry
- Flat dry in shade
- Delicate iron at maximum temperature of 110°C. without steam, which could damage the garment
- Professional dry-cleaning in: perchloroethylene. Delicate cycle


text:
Orogeny (Texts in Earth Sciences)
This First Edition of Statistics moves the curriculum in innovative ways while still looking relatively familiar. Statistics utilizes intuitive methods to introduce the fundamental idea of statistical inference. These intuitive methods are enabled through statistical software and are accessible at very early stages of a course. The text also includes the more traditional methods such as t-tests, chi-square tests, etc., but only after students have developed a strong intuitive understanding of inference through randomization methods.
The text is designed for use in a one-semester introductory statistics course. The focus throughout is on data analysis and the primary goal is to enable students to effectively collect data, analyze data, and interpret conclusions drawn from data. The text is driven by real data and real applications. Although the only prerequisite is a minimal working knowledge of algebra, students completing the course should be able to accurately interpret statistical results and to analyze straightforward data sets.
Please visit Help Page for Questions
regarding ISBN / ISBN-10 / ISBN10, ISBN-13 / ISBN13, EAN / EAN-13, and Amazon
Home | ISBN Directory | Affiliate
Program | Contact
Copyright © 2003-2014 AllDiscountBooks.net All rights reserved.


text:
Senate Panel Endorses Sotomayor
The judiciary committee's vote to endorse Sonia Sotomayor is not surprising. None of the Democrats are from red states and so have little to fear from voters, while the quixotic Lindsey Graham — in what can only be described as a triumph of hope over experience — was the only Republican to have set aside legitimate qualms and voted for the "wise Latina." But voting on a Supreme Court nomination is more than a matter of deciding whether a nominee is "qualified" — even if Sonia Sotomayor had been a leading light of the judiciary rather than just the best available Hispanic woman — or deferring to the president. Instead, Senator Dick Durbin had it right when he said during John Roberts's confirmation hearings that "no one has a right to sit on the Supreme Court" and that the "burden of proof for a Supreme Court justice is on the nominee."
Given Sotomayor's repeated rejection of the idea that law is or should be objective or discernible from written text, her inability in oral and written testimony to even state a position on important cases and legal doctrine beyond an acceptance of precedent — by which she would no longer be bound in her new role — leaves me with an abiding concern about the damage she could do to the rule of law in this country. I am similarly hard‐pressed to accept hearing‐seat conversions that contradict over 15 years of speeches and articles: most notably on the idea that judges' ethnic backgrounds — and even "physiological differences" — should affect their rulings and on using foreign law to inform constitutional interpretation. Because of her evasion, obfuscation, and doubletalk, I like Sotomayor less now than when she was first nominated.
And so, in following the "burden of proof" paradigm and also respecting the logic of Senator Arlen Specter, who curiously evoked Scottish law at President Clinton's impeachment trial to vote "not proven," I would vote that the case for confirming Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court is "not proven" — under American law.


text:
-Letter to the Editor:
Iowa has become ground zero in the national debate on horse slaughter, now that the USDA has cleared a horse slaughter plant to begin butchering horses here. Not only will our state earn the disdain of 80 percent of Americans who disapprove of horse slaughter, but Iowans will have a front-row seat to animal suffering and environmental degradation.
It happened in Kaufman, Texas, where horses were slaughtered until 2007. The plant flooded the local water supply with blood, the stench of dead horses permeated the air, and economies suffered. Slaughtering horses in Iowa could also tarnish our agricultural reputation-we would be contributing tainted meat to the food supply and risking the co-mingling of horsemeat in beef products, which happened in Europe. As animals raised for work and show, but not food, horses are given a variety of drugs that makes their meat unfit for human consumption.
The horse slaughter industry is a predatory, inhumane enterprise. It doesn't 'euthanize' old and sick horses, but snatches up those that bring the best price per pound. It's bad for horses, bad for communities and bad for human health. It should be outlawed, and Congress is considering legislation to do just that. Urge your legislators to support the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act, S. 541/H.R. 1094.
Carol Griglione,
Iowa state director for
The Humane Society of the United States


text:
SALEM, Ore. — The Veterans Affairs Department has long resisted disability claims from service members who said chemical residue left in Vietnam War-era planes that were used to spray defoliants over Southeast Asia caused them severe illnesses, including cancer.
This summer, a panel of independent scientists will try to determine whether those veterans could have been exposed to the toxins in defoliants, including Agent Orange, at a level that would be dangerous to their health.
If the panel, which hosts the first of a series of closed meetings and public hearings on May 15, finds a link, the service members could be eligible for tax-free disability compensation up to several thousand dollars a month.
That's something Wes Carter, a retired Air Force major, believes is long overdue.
"We've got some sick folks that are not allowed to go into the VA," said Carter, a former Oregon resident leading the crusade and who believes his prostate cancer and other disorders are due to his exposure to dioxin, a contaminant found in Agent Orange.
Carter served on C-123s in the Air Force Reserves as a medic from 1974 to 1980. The planes were used to spray millions of gallons of defoliants to destroy crops and eliminate jungle cover used by the North Vietnamese Army and the Vietcong.
The military stopped the spraying by early 1971 over concerns that some defoliants contained compounds harmful to humans. The fleet returned stateside, but Air Force Reserve units continued to fly them on cargo and medevac missions until the early 1980s.
Over the years veterans who flew in those planes have been getting sick, and like many Vietnam veterans, they're blaming the defoliants.
Carter said he found out they still had dried herbicide residue in them after he was diagnosed in 2011 with prostate cancer, one of nearly 20 illnesses VA deems service-connected among Vietnam veterans, due to possible herbicide exposure.
The VA does not require Vietnam veterans to prove they were exposed to the herbicides. Instead, it presumes they were, if they develop certain diseases and disorders linked to those chemicals, and grants them disability compensation benefits.
Service members who served on the planes after their return stateside need to "show on a factual basis that they were exposed in order to receive disability compensation," the VA said in an email statement.
Carter was already receiving VA medical care and disability compensation for injuries he sustained on duty in the 1990s, but the VA denied his claim seeking Agent Orange-related disability pay in 2012.
A VA official wrote in support of the denial that medical studies showed that it was unlikely that dioxin exposure would lead to adverse health effects. Carter said he's appealing, but he said it can take years and he worries that at 67 and with cancer, that's more than he has left.
Other postwar C-123 veterans have successfully appealed similar denials. At least one C-123 veteran battling cancer was granted benefits without an appeal, but died a short time later.
Carter said the 2,100 veterans who served on the aircraft after the war should get the same benefit of the doubt.
Carter has amassed public documents showing that the Air Force canceled sales of several C-123s in 1996 and smelted them in 2010 over concerns they were still contaminated with herbicide residue, even after they had sat in the Arizona desert for decades.
He has also garnered support from lawmakers and others, such as U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs Director Cameron Smith, Yale Law School researchers and several scientists.
Fred Berman, director of the Toxicology Information Center at Oregon Health and Science University, said the VA "established new laws of chemistry" in denying the C-123 veterans' exposure claims.
In response, he and others co-authored a study in the April issue of the journal Environmental Research that concluded dioxin levels in the aircraft after the war were "likely to have exceeded several available exposure guidelines."
Dr. Terry Walters, deputy chief consultant in the VA's Post Deployment Health group, said she understands the frustration, but the VA is simply following the law. She said Congress provided the presumption for Vietnam veterans because there was no way to measure their actual exposure.
The difference for the postwar C-123 veterans, she said, is that there are dioxin measurements from the planes that can be used to make a risk assessment. "You have to draw the line somewhere," Walters said.
"What we're asking the Institute of Medicine to do is give us a scientific opinion of where that is," Walters said.
The Institute of Medicine, which has conducted congressionally mandated reviews to evaluate research on herbicides used in Vietnam, is scheduled to publish its conclusions in the fall.


text:
Shop by Brand
Eberlestock Tents
Eberlestock has raised the bar in every outdoor product they make. From the Micro Condo tent which is a great one-man wilderness shelter made with Gore-Tex® that is waterproof and also features a full-length bug screen to the Shooter's Nest which is a step up from your average bivvy. The main structure is made with Gore-Tex® too and the bivvy features four keeper-straps on each of the corners, into which you can put your sleeping pad. For other Eberlestock products click here Backpacks or Sleeping bags


text:
Ascenta® Dishwasher 24'' Stainless steel SHE3AR75UC
Bosch dishwashers incorporate 18 unique sound-reducing technologies, to make Bosch the quietest dishwasher brand in the US.
- 50 dBA Quietest Dishwasher Brand.
- 24/7 Overflow Protection System® helps prevent water leaks.
- Sanitize option eliminates bacteria and enhances drying results.
- Stainless steel tall tub with polypropylene bottom delivers durability.


text:
Travel Companies in New Mexico
Where2Go is an online authority for travelers, consumers, affiliates, and reviewers who are seeking information, discounts, and concessions on travel, hotels, resorts, merchandise, and vacation services found worldwide. Have you ever reserved a flight with a travel company in New Mexico only to hear about a better deal just a few days later? When it comes to travel, two or three days can make a huge difference, and when you don't have the right support at your disposal, it can cost you money. To take the frustration and mystery out of changing fares and maximize your vacation potential – all while earning a generous bonus – consider becoming a ZynTravel affiliate.
What is ZynTravel?
One of the biggest benefits of travel is that it gives you the chance to immerse yourself in a different culture and learn about life from a different perspective. ZynTravel is a discount travel club company that provides affiliates with an excellent way to enrich their life experiences and earn travel discounts and bonus compensation as well. This is achieved through the use of their innovative resort search engine that provides members with direct wholesale pricing on airfare, accommodations, car rentals, and more for incredible one-week vacation packages at over 15,000 luxury resorts all over the world. In fact, their hotel discounts consistently beat the rates on the popular internet booking engines by as much as 40 percent.
How Does it Work?
ZynTravel affiliates earn travel credits and membership bonuses through travel and recruitment (e.g., introducing their friends and families to the freedom and fun of the ZynTravel experience). There are three levels of membership, silver, gold and platinum. Each one has great benefits (like the matrix bonus, cycle tree bonus, and more) tailored to meet your specific needs. For instance, the silver membership plan is best for those who want to take advantage of ZynTravel's deep discounts, while the gold and platinum levels are for those who are more interested in the recruitment aspect and want access to premium vacation perks and lucrative bonuses as well.
The Bottom Line
Aesop once said, "adventure is worthwhile." There's nothing like enjoying your favorite cocktails while laying on a sun-soaked beach in the Caribbean or witnessing the majesty of the Eiffel Tower in person. Forget about the travel companies in New Mexico With ZynTravel, not only will you embark on new adventures at your leisure, you will earn a generous bonus, and recruit others do the same as well. Call a ZynTravel representative at (800) 605-3738 to learn more today.
Luxury Travel Companies With Discount Vacations
Planning a vacation can be time-consuming and confusing, and you may think that you need the help of a travel company in New Mexico to sift through the clutter and find the best deal. What if you could spend your vacation at one of the best hotels in the world, in an exotic destination of your choice, all while earning compensation in the process? ZynTravel affiliates can!
When you become a member of ZynTravel's unique travel club, no longer will you have to wait out the best deals, do extensive research, or rely on travel companies to find the best vacation deals. ZynTravel's proprietary resort search engine provides members with access to exclusive one-week vacation packages at the world's most incredible resorts, for prices that are significantly lower ( up to 40%) than the prices found on the top internet booking engines.
ZynTravel affiliates earn membership bonuses, commissions, and more through travel and recruitment i.e. sharing the fun and benefits of ZynTravel with their families and friends.
There are three levels of membership, and each one is designed to meet your specific needs:
Silver Club Membership for $49.99: Benefits include a 25% travel commission and a $150 bonus when you complete the Silver Cycle Tree.
Gold Club Membership for $199.99: Benefits include a Customer 3x2 Travel Bonus and a combined bonus of $600 when you complete the Gold and Silver Cycle Trees.
Platinum Club Membership for $499.99: Benefits include a $750 travel credit, 100% travel bonus, and a combined $1,500 when you complete the Platinum, Gold, and Silver Cycle Trees.
The memories that you make while traveling are the ones that you will treasure for a lifetime. In fact, it was Sir Richard Burton who once said, "The gladdest moment in human life, me thinks, is a departure into unknown lands." Not only will ZynTravel help you expand your horizons and experience different cultures outside of New Mexico, you can also earn residual income and recruit others so they can share the same benefits as well. Call (800) 605-3738 today for more information from a ZynTravel representative.
Top Travel Company Offers Cheap Vacation Spots
A travel company can be a tremendous resource, but there are some that may pressure you into booking a less-than-great vacation so that the agent can get a better paycheck. Remove the hassle and uncertainty from travel by becoming a ZynTravel affiliate. Affiliates enjoy the opportunity to visit some of the most beautiful places on the planet for incredibly low prices and earning compensation their your trouble.
It was Mary Ann Radmacher who said, "I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world." Membership in ZynTravel's unique travel club will provide you with access to their innovative search engine and direct wholesale pricing (up to 40% off) on hotels, airfare, car rentals, villas, and more at over 15,000 luxury destination all over the world.
ZynTravel's exclusive travel club offers three levels of membership, and each one enables you to earn a specific amount of residual income through travel and recruitment i.e. introducing your friends and families to the benefits of a travel lifestyle.
All membership levels receive a Customer Marketing Bonus, Customer Matching Bonus, Customer 3x2 Matrix Bonus, Customer Travel Bonus, and a Customer Referral Bonus. Additional benefits for each individual level include:
Silver Club Membership for $49.99
- 25% Travel Commission
- $75 Travel Credit
- $150 for completing the Silver Cycle Tree
Gold Club Membership for $199.99
- 50% Travel Commission
- $300 Travel Credit
- $600 combined bonus for completing the Silver and Gold Cycle Trees
Platinum Club Membership for $499.99
- 100% Travel Commission
- $750 Travel Credit
- $1,500 combined bonus for completing the Silver, Gold, and Platinum Cycle Trees
- Customer Global Bonus
- Customer Lifestyle Bonus
When you take the time to learn about different cultures and people that you come across in your travels, it expands your perspective and makes your life more fulfilling. ZynTravel can help you broaden your horizons and earn generous commissions in one fell swoop, plus you get a chance to recruit your loved ones so they can receive the same benefits as well. If you are interested in learning more, call (800) 605-3738 to speak with one of their friendly representatives today.
National Resource For Travelers
U.S. Travel Association: The U.S. Travel Association uniquely leverages the collective strength of everyone who benefits from travel to grow their business beyond what they can do individually. Through board, committee and council involvement you can help yourself while making a difference for the industry. Also, they lead industry-wide initiatives to grow and sustain travel and ensure the freedom to travel. Through their efforts, travel is better understood by opinion leaders, policymakers and media as essential to the economy, security, image and well-being of the U.S. and travelers.
Related Articles
"Life is full of obstacle illusions." — Grant Frazier


text:
Wedding Photographers in Merseyside
We are a small wedding photography company with bases in Lancashire we work mainly in the Southport & Liverpool area. We enjoy travelling and are available to work throughout the UK & Europe. We offer destination wedding packages within Europe, maybe further if you need!
Photography is our shared family passion Leon is father of three, and married to his partner of over 25 years, Michelle. he has managed two photographic companies introducing photographic workshops and family portrait sessions to both. He managed a photographic lab supplying print services to the public and companies such as Bentley Motors. In addition to taking thousands of photographs, he is an award winning vocalist and prides himself on being able to get the best out of every opportunity.
Richard offers beautiful, natural, creative and affordable wedding photographs. Richard will capture the life, joy, emotion and excitement of your special event. Life is about capturing the moment in its beauty, and telling a story to every beautiful moment" Blanca Acosta. At the moment Richard is also offering a FREE ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT with every retainer paid booking. Contact Richard now to avoid disappointment.
Cheshire, Manchester, North Wales, North West, Liverpool, Staffordshire. £450 Full day coverage.
Relaxed, informal, award-winning wedding photography in Leeds, West Yorkhire UK. Online gallery and DVD Slideshow with VIDEO clips available. Over 100 Five Star Reviews from previous clients
North Wales Wedding Photographer Year, Celynnen Photography offer fun, friendly and professional wedding photography all over the UK. Our unobtrusive approach is perfect even for the most camera shy bride and groom! For the more adventurous, we use a fashion oriented approach for portraits your friends will envy! We also capture the rest of the day with a modern photojournalistic approach for a more intimate memory of your day.
Award winning wedding photographer. Relaxed, Informal, Reportage style wedding photography in Cheshire. I cover all over North Wales, and the North West.
OC Photography is based in Bolton, Manchester but can cover weddings all across the North West. Contact me for a consultation today to discuss your exact requirements and what you want to achieve at the end of it.
Affordable wedding photographer in Manchester.
Photographer based in warrington covering the North West, available to capture those special memories, contact me for a free no obligation quotation. Member of the Society of Wedding & Portrait Photographers.


text:
valentine's day 2017 leeds
Unit Address City, State Zip Phone Ask For; 611: 3804 S FERDON BLVD STATE RD 85: CRESTVIEW, FL 32536: 850-682-7173: Kyrsten Mckeand: 158: 831 GULF BREEZE PKWY: GULF what day does valentine s day fall on this year? st valentine s day, which falls on tuesday february 14, is almost upon us. Ottawa florist shop Ottawa s Premier Florist & Valentine s Day Flowers delivery Ottawa flowers it s a day where people show their love. Buy tickets online let's celebrate valentine's day! kids will love watching videos and playing games while discovering hidden surprises with their favorite nick jr. KeysTix ticket reservation system friends. Book your tickets instantly popular greetings wholesale greeting cards for every occasion : valentine s day - gift bags racks & fixtures sold w/ cards ebony images humorous cards curling ribbon. LATEST HEADLINES take a trip to the burbs this valentine s day to enjoy a refined and romantic evening at 80 thoreau in concord. Jack Nicholson to Star in 'Toni Erdmann' Remake, His First Major Role in a Decade (Exclusive) 2 hours ago; Richard Hatch, Battlestar Galactica expect a delectable assortment of dishes from chef. Valentine s Day in the United States valentine s day this is a festival to express romantic love through giving cards, gifts, letters, flowers. Valentine s Day is celebrated on February 14 it is a day to celebrate the spirit of love. It is a festival of romantic love and many people give cards, letters, flowers or 24 valentine s day crafts for kids: lovely kids craft ideas and projects valentine s day - find out more information about valentines day 2017, including the story of its origin, symbols, and traditions. How to Get Valentine s Day Deals & Coupons It s easy to create a splurge while saving this Valentine s Day get the all facts about valentine. Plan a getaway trip with our best Valentine s Day specials valentine s day is celebrated on 14th february every year across the world. Valentine's Day largely a western tradition, the day is now celebrated in a major way in the eastern part. Each year on February 14 th, many people exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers with their special "valentine valentine s day summary of box office results, charts and release information and related links. " The day of romance we call get romantic dinner recipes, irresistible desserts, and gift ideas to plan a memorable valentine s day for you and your loved one. From flower delivery deals to super savings on jewelry, lingerie & chocolates, Offers our fancy chocolate covered strawberries are irresistible. com has the latest Valentine s Day offers from your favorite brands use convenient nationwide delivery to send these tasty treats on valentine s day 2017. Show them how much you care with personalized Valentine s Day gifts for your sweetheart events calendar for 2017 from 123greetings. Buy unique Valentine s gifts from PersonalizationMall com. com send free online greeting cards to your friends, family and loved ones. Valentine s Day 2017 all cards are absolutely free! happy valentines day 2017 sms:- hey there are you looking for the best happy valentine s day 2017 sms ? then you are the right place, we have published the best. 11th - 14th February valentine's day is a time when people show feelings of love, affection and friendship. Remember - if you don t fancy them at least you ll have a great tasting meal it is celebrated in many ways worldwide and falls on february 14 each year. What day does Valentine s Day fall on this year? St Valentine s Day, which falls on Tuesday February 14, is almost upon us valentine s day games and activities coloring pages, crafts, puzzles, party games, interactive games, poetry, printables, and stories for kids


text:
A culture of innovation begins with line-of-business and IT teamwork
IT executives create a culture of innovation by focusing on information before technology, and fostering line-of-business and IT teamwork.
IT innovation is a great idea, but how does one get from here to there? CIOs say it has more to do with information than with technology, at least in the beginning. Information not only is the key to designing better products, but also results in better business processes. What's required is that departmental, line-of-business and IT teams work together.
Creating a culture of innovation begins with bringing these different groups to the table to document existing processes and discover where they overlap or could make use of shared efficiencies. The trend is toward lean operations, which are made possible by a shared consciousness of how best to get there. Lean principles even dictate that representatives of the various organizational limbs meet in the same room.
Lean operations can reduce costs by identifying redundancies in business processes and potential interactions that could delay progress, but innovation is achieved when those collective minds come up with a better way to deliver what the customers want -- or what the business requires.
Consider, for example, the weeds growing around the transmission towers owned by American Transmission Co. (ATC), which transmits power to five states including Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois. Its CIO, Steve Dykstra, is responsible for not only information and technology, but asset management and compliance with government regulations as well.
"We have over $2.5 billion worth of assets in the field," Dykstra said: "There is a lot of maintenance. … [V]egetation management is a unique niche of that process, where we can't allow anything to grow into the lines and short-circuit the lines," or else ATC will have to pay steep fines to the government.
IT innovation solves an age-old problem
With hundreds of miles to cover, it's difficult -- if not impossible -- for ATC's field technicians to keep tabs on the brush surrounding every tower. One potential solution, Dykstra noted, is a mobile device -- perhaps a tablet -- equipped with ATC's network applications as well as global positioning satellite technology and a camera. With this setup, a technician could take a picture of the weeds, or just point the tablet at them and see whether the landscape is in compliance on that day.
How are we going to … allow our employees to actually generate good ideas, and how are we going to make them happen within the company itself?
Harry Pickett, executive vice president and CTO, Manulife Financial Corp.
To develop such innovative ideas, Dykstra brought together what ATC calls a tiger team: three individuals who look to improve the asset side of ATC's business. Most of the company's growth will be in new transmission tower construction as its territory expands. This particular IT team, which reports up through the construction department, includes a corporate cybersecurity consultant, an enterprise architect and "kind of an unusual third person in the mix," he said: a person who manages the asset data and geographic information systems' records.
"He tends to think more outside the box, more innovatively -- the type of mind-set that really brings value to the organization," Dykstra said of the data manager, who also is closer to the construction side of the business than IT is.
"Without a creative mind-set, I think you limit yourself sometimes to a less effective contribution, because you tend to get myopic in regard to what you're really trying to accomplish from a pure technological solutions standpoint, rather than listening again to the business," Dykstra said.
Manulife puts everyone on the innovation team
Some teams are larger than others. Whereas Dykstra is going with a trusted trio, Manulife Financial Corp. has created centers of excellence to innovate across 17 major lines of business. The company's IT budget is between $850 million and $1 billion, according to Harry Pickett, executive vice president and chief technology officer at the Toronto-based insurance and financial services company.
Pickett's plan is to create an environment that allows everyone in the organization to be innovative. "I don't believe that an innovation team or somebody's going to have a monopoly on good ideas," he said. The question is, "How are we going to make that whole experience in Manulife to allow our employees to actually generate good ideas, and how are we going to make them happen within the company itself?"
Pickett now is focused on setting up the underpinnings for that to happen. Manulife has a Notes email platform, and has formed its centers of excellence around certain disciplines, such as outsourcing.
"We have core skills in our company around outsourcing management because about 90% of our infrastructure is outsourced," Pickett said. That outsourced infrastructure includes networks and application development. "I'm using that as an example where we bring people together, and we're pretty innovative around how we do contract management, actually brainstorming what things should go in the contracts."
As such organizations as Manulife come to realize that whatever industry they're in, they're really information technology companies, it makes sense to bring a broad spectrum to the table for some innovative IT teamwork. Large or small, such groups inevitably show that more brains are better than one.
Let us know what you think about the story; email Laura Smith, Features Writer.


text:
The 2012 All-Star Game will be held in Kansas City this year and we want to send the Dodgers catcher AJ Ellis there. Voting is happening now.
This isn't politics. This is baseball. Voters are not limited to just a single vote and AJ needs all of yours. So buck up and vote often.
Paper ballots? No! The web is mobile and everywhere. Vote at work, vote in line at the grocery, and vote while watching the Dodgers.
Tweet #AJ2KC
Tweet your support of AJ Ellis by using the #AJ2KC hash tag. Remind all your followers to vote.
Twitter Background
We've made the awesome AJ Ellis background below for you to use on Twitter. Have at it!
Twitter Avatar
Use one of the AJ Ellis Avatars below and wear your support on your sleeve. Or, at least your Twitter feed.
Like and Share
Like and Share this page with your friends on Facebook to spread the word that AJ needs your help.
Facebook Cover
We've designed a Cover for your Facebook profile. Just grab it in the downloads section below.


text:
There are an infinite number of ways to clothe a figure so rather than try to show you how to draw every single one I will try to show you how to approach drawing clothes. Hopefully by the end of this tutorial you will become better at drawing clothes from your imagination and from real life. Let's get started!
DragoArt members upload artwork and drawing tutorials! They are also allowed to leave comments on tutorials, profiles, etc. Many more features, as well; it's way better than just being a boring guest! Register Now!


text:
How does chemotherapy work?
How is chemotherapy given?
How often will I receive chemotherapy?
What chemotherapy will I receive?
How is my chemotherapy scheduled?
What are the side effects of chemotherapy?
Why am I so tired?
Will my chemotherapy make me sick?
What tests will be performed?
Why is my complete blood count (CBC) tested after treatment?
Will I lose my hair because of my treatment?
Chemotherapy kills rapidly-dividing cells in a variety of ways, depending on the drug. Since there are many different types of cancers that all grow differently, many chemotherapy drugs have been developed to target these various growth patterns. Each drug has a different way of working and is effective at a specific time in the life cycle of the cell it targets. For example, some chemotherapy drugs work by:
Chemotherapy can be given:
Many types of chemotherapy can be given at home. Through instruction, you and your family members can learn how to administer chemotherapy in pill form or by injection with small syringes and needles similar to those that people with diabetes use to administer insulin. In some cases, a nurse will administer chemotherapy in an outpatient clinic. In other cases, it may be necessary to go to the hospital to receive treatment.
Chemotherapy is typically given in cycles, which is a treatment followed by a period of rest. A cycle can last one or more days, but is usually one, two, three, or four weeks long. A course of chemotherapy is comprised of multiple cycles. Each course is different, but generally consists of four to six cycles. It may take a relatively short period of time to receive some chemotherapy drugs, while others take hours. It all depends on the treatment regimen that your doctor recommends.
If your chemotherapy is given through an IV, your doctor may suggest an implanted venous access device (VAD) such as a Hickman® catheter or Port-a-Cath. VADs are surgically placed in a large vein near the heart and can stay in place for long periods of time. By using a VAD, you will not have to have smaller catheters repeatedly placed in your arm veins.
Generally, treatments are given daily, weekly, or monthly. How often you receive chemotherapy depends on the type of cancer and which drug or combination of drugs you receive. Your doctor will help you determine the most effective treatment schedule for you. Chemotherapy is usually given in cycles with rest periods between each administration.
Chemotherapy may be used in combination with surgery. When chemotherapy is given before surgery it is referred to as neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The goal of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is to shrink the cancer before it is surgically removed. If the chemotherapy is given after surgery, it is referred to as adjuvant chemotherapy. The goal of adjuvant chemotherapy is to kill any cancer cells left in the body after surgery. Regardless of whether it is given before or after surgery, chemotherapy will still be administered in cycles that depend on the type of cancer and which drug or combination of drugs.
You will receive chemotherapy that is best suited to achieve your goals of therapy. When selecting a treatment or treatments, your doctor will consider:
Chemotherapy is typically given in cycles, which is a treatment followed by a period of rest. A cycle can last one or more days, but is usually one, two, three or four weeks long. A course of chemotherapy is comprised of multiple cycles. Each course is different, but generally consists of four to six cycles. The actual administration of the chemotherapy drugs may take minutes to several hours, depending on the drug or drugs given.
If your chemotherapy is given through an IV, your doctor may suggest an implanted venous access device (VAD) or Port-a-Cath. VADs are surgically placed in a large vein near the heart and can stay in place for long periods of time. By using a VAD you will not have to have smaller catheters repeatedly placed in arm veins.
Chemotherapy works by destroying cancer cells; unfortunately, it cannot tell the difference between a cancer cell and a healthy cell. The delivery of cancer therapy often affects the body's normal tissues or organs that are not affected by cancer. Side effects, or complications of treatment are the undesired consequence of affecting normal cells.
Side effects of treatment may cause inconvenience, discomfort, and occasionally even fatality to patients. Additionally and perhaps more importantly, side effects may prevent delivery of the full dose of chemotherapy on schedule. This is extremely important to understand since your expected outcome from chemotherapy is based on delivering treatment at the full dose and schedule prescribed in the treatment plan Because the expected outcome from therapy is based on delivering treatment at the prescribed dose and schedule, a change from the treatment plan may reduce your chance of achieving an optimal outcome. . This is extremely important to understand. In other words, side effects not only cause discomfort and unpleasantness, but may also compromise your chance of cure by preventing the delivery of therapy at its optimal dose and time.
The most common side effects of chemotherapy are low blood counts, nausea, vomiting, hair loss, and fatigue. Some side effects may be temporary and merely annoying. Others, such as infection or a low white blood count, can be life-threatening. For example, one of the most serious potential side effects of chemotherapy is a low white blood cell count – a condition called neutropenia (new-truh-pee-nee-ah) – which can put you at risk for severe infections or treatment interruptions.
Fortunately, last 20 years has brought a great deal of progress in the development of treatments to help prevent and control the side effects of cancer therapy. These developments have
Many people who receive chemotherapy experience fatigue. Fatigue has many causes but frequently occurs because of anemia caused by the chemotherapy. Your daily activities should be planned according to how you feel, and you should take rest periods throughout the day as often as you feel necessary. Anemia can be effectively treated. To learn more, go to fatigue.
Without receiving special anti-nausea medications, most patients will experience some nausea after treatment with chemotherapy. Nausea and vomiting may last 24-48 hours. The severity of nausea and vomiting mainly depends on which chemotherapy drugs were used. A number of very effective medications called anti-emetics or anti-nausea drugs are now available to help lessen or prevent nausea and vomiting. These medications may be given to you intravenously during your chemotherapy, or you may be given a prescription medication to take at home. To learn more, go to nausea and vomiting.
Your doctor determines what kinds of tests are needed. If you are receiving chemotherapy, you may have blood work done anywhere from the day of or up to 7 days before your scheduled treatment. This blood work will include a complete blood count (CBC), chemistry profile, and any necessary cancer markers. A blood sample for a complete blood count (CBC) will also be collected seven to fourteen days following your chemotherapy. It is important to be aware of possible symptoms of reduced red blood cell (RBC), white blood cell (WBC), or platelet (PLT) production. Be sure to report any of the following:
Chemotherapy destroys rapidly dividing cells, a characteristic of cancer cells. However, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets also divide rapidly and are frequently damaged by chemotherapy. Your red blood cell count, white blood cell count, and platelet count may all go down. Your doctor monitors these counts to determine the toxicity of treatment and to predict your risk for complications, as well as to plan future therapy. For more information, see section on Understanding and Monitoring Your Blood Counts.
Hair loss occurs with some, but not all, chemotherapy drugs. The amount of hair loss varies from a slight thinning to complete baldness and affects the scalp, eyelashes and eyebrows, legs, armpits, and pubic area.
Hair loss will typically begin two or three weeks after your first treatment. The amount of hair that you lose will depend on the type of chemotherapy drug you are taking. Hair typically begins to grow back approximately 2-3 weeks after treatment is finished. The hair may grow back differently than it was before treatment. For example color or texture (curly or straight) may be different.
Remember that hair loss associated with chemotherapy is temporary and the hair WILL grow back. In the meantime, here are a few tips to help you cope with the loss:
Copyright ©; 2018 Omni Health Media. All Rights Reserved.
Chemotherapy is a group of medicines used to treat cancer. While surgery and radiation therapy target specific areas of the body, chemotherapy works systemically (throughout the body). Chemotherapy can also destroy cancer cells that have metastasized to parts of the body away from the original tumor site.
"Keep a positive attitude, keep a smile on your face and keep moving."
"Keep a positive attitude, keep a smile on your face and keep moving."


text:
- Home
Sport Touring
- Pre-Owned
- Specials
- Finance
- Insurance
- Service
- Parts
- Accessories
- About Us & Contact
3 Canton Fairway
Mandurah, WA, 6210
Telephone: (08) 9584 2411
Facsimile: (08) 9584 2511
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Monday to Friday : 8.30am - 5.30pm
Saturday : 8.00am - 12.30pm
Sunday : Closed
(08) 9584 2411
Servicing the West Coast, Perth, and neighboring towns of Mandurah, the Mandurah customer base is nationwide. We pride ourselves on giving all our customers the very best pricing backed up by superb and friendly customer service.
Not only do we sell and service reliable Yamaha & KTM road and off road bikes, we have a large selection of new and used farm quads and Vikings for our rural communities in the Collie, Corrigin and Narrogin areas.
Our Parts and Accessories Department is manned by one of the most experienced Yamaha parts people in the country and there's not much our parts department won't have or be able to get in for you.


text:
Photographer's Note
This is a little capture of flags by the Shanghai Pearl. The seemed quit iridescent.
Nobody has marked this note useful
Critiques | Translate
krzychu30 (15512) 2013-09-19 2:43
Hello Giovanni,
Superb composition and really eye-catching combination of different colors!All these colorful flags contrast so nicely to the metallic tones of the modern architecture around the scene.
Also the graphics of the image is magnificent!(HDR-am I right?)
Have a nice day
jhm (192935) 2013-09-19 4:17
Hello Giovanni,
I am no great fan of HDR, but your picture is absolutely very nice to look at.
The much flags care for a very attractive picture.
These picture is made in high quality and lovely composition.
Colours and sharpness be superb.
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice day,
adramad (62896) 2013-09-19 9:25
Hi Giovanni.
A splendid composition with this great avenue and all that as modern buildings, the sequence of flags in an ideal and gives a beautiful chromaticism to the composition.
Fantastic lighting and colorful.
The good sharpness also allows us to recreate the image.
Have a good evening.
All the best.
madhumita_roy86 (2344) 2013-09-19 9:30
Hello Giovanni,
very nice shot...
nice top shot..very beautiful vivid colours..
excellent clarity,details.....
lovely POV..good perspective also..
olive224 (2719) 2013-09-20 0:09
I like the bottom part of the image, very dynamic !
The sky does not bring much to the composition and maybe a square crop would avoid that ???
Nice catch anyway
Photo Information
- Copyright: Giovanni Gervasi (GiovanniG) (3846)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-03-26
- Categories: Festivals
- Exposure: f/7.1, 1/50 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2013-09-19 1:11
- To krzychu30: answer (2)
by GiovanniG, last updated 2013-09-19 10:54


text:
Comprehensive Health Care
We offer a wide range of comprehensive services to keep you healthy throughout your life. Our doctors, other health care providers and dentists will tailor your care to meet your needs.
Sliding Fees for Qualifying Patients
Azalea Health is a Federally Qualified Health Center. For more than 40 years we've offered affordable, high-quality health care for all. Qualifying patients receive reduced fees for most Azalea Health services, including medical, dental and mental health, as well as prescriptions.Do You Qualify?


text:
Use our patient tools for secure, convenient, 24/7 access. Learn more
This facility is a member of
Your comfort during your stay is important to your well-being and rapid recovery. We will do everything possible to make your time with us pleasant and relaxed.
As part of our commitment to the promotion of healthy lifestyles, smoking is prohibited. We are proud to be smoke-free and have programs available to help you break your smoking habit. Ask your nurse for details.
Hospital provided sign and language interpreters are available free of charge. Please ask your nurse if you need assistance.
Mail will be delivered to your room each morning by our volunteers. Letters to be mailed can be given to the volunteers as well.
Daily newspapers are available for your convenience from the Information Desk. Paperback books and magazines can be obtained from the volunteer department. Call the Volunteer Department at ext. 4000 to have a selection of reading materials brought to your room.
To call departments within the hospital, please use the last four digits of the phone number, which is the department extension.
Calls made to the Chicago area can be dialed directly from your room by first pushing "9" on the telephone keypad. Calls outside the Chicago area can only be dialed if the call can be charged to the patient's home phone or telephone calling card.


text:
After no fewer than 15 penalties, the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title was still in the balance at the Tofig Bahramov Stadium in Baku when Korea DPR's Ri Un-Yong stepped up to take her spot-kick, only to be denied by the gloves of France goalkeeper Romane Bruneau.
That miss spelled the end of the New Zealand 2008 champions' dream of a second title and ended AFC representatives' 100 per cent success rate, with Korea Republic having won the second edition of this competition at Trinidad & Tobago 2010.
Final defeat thus confirmed, the No16 fell sobbing to the turf, where her also disconsolate team-mates quickly rushed to comfort her.
One of the pre-tournament favourites for the crown at Azerbaijan 2012, Korea DPR started the competition well but found it increasingly difficult to click into gear come the knockout stages – eventually succumbing to a strong French side in the decider.
We mustn't be pessimistic and I'm not leaving here disappointed, far from it. Failure is the mother of success.
After the match, coach Hwang Yong Bong remained objective enough to point out where his team had gone wrong, while highlighting that the future is still bright for his talented crop of youngsters. "We may have underestimated our opponents," said Hwang.
"France are a very strong team who played really well today," he went on. "It's also a fact that we're going through a generational overhaul and the pressure might have been too much to bear. But we mustn't be pessimistic and I'm not leaving here disappointed, far from it. Failure is the mother of success."
The supremo can indeed draw consolation from the emergence of players of the calibre of No10 Ri Un-Sim, the competition's leading scorer, whose eight-goal tally equalled the previous record set by Korea Republic's Yeo Minji at Trinidad & Tobago 2010.
What's more, coach Hwang's squad had players able to take up the slack in the rare moments their main sharpshooter was off the mark, with Kim So-Hyang, for example, stepping up with a decisive brace in the 2-1 semi-final win over Germany.
Highs and lows
The North Koreans could barely have started their Group B campaign brighter than their 11-0 thrashing of Gambia, though they were subsequently held to hard-fought 1-1 draws by fellow section rivals France and USA. Spearheaded by Ri, the team's attacking play was based around using short, quick passing interchanges.
Come the knockout stages, however, against first Canada then Germany, the Koreans began relying more on lofted balls from midfield aimed at their lethal No10 and her respective strike partner, whether that be Ri Kyong-Hyang or Kim.
In Saturday's Final, France nullified the threat of this more direct approach, particularly before the interval, though Les Bleuettes were later forced onto the back foot once Korea DPR altered their attacking personnel and re-adopted their short-passing ethos.
"I think that France won the first half and Korea DPR the second," said France coach Guy Ferrier afterwards. "But I think that overall we deserved the victory."


text:
badger1 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 89 diseños de 35 diseñadores freelance.
Primarily to be used as a web logo. Need a clean and crisp logo that imparts a professional, today, technology leading look and feel.
Resource NOW (byline: Content On Demand)
We are introducing a new web based training service called Resource NOW. With over 25 years in the safety training business, we have hundreds of courses with a great deal of written content to go along. We have developed a new service for streaming the videos, conducting testing, completing surveys, and downlaoding all the print content. This service will also allow corporate clients to upload their own video and print content and then have it be available through the service. This service will be a companion to our other traditional video and web based interactive training product lines.
- Resouce NOW must be prominent and convey technology
- The byline Content On Demand must be smaller, but still legible
- Feels like it belongs on the web
- Clean, bright, and crisp look that is uncluttered
- Color contrast is good if it helps the eye
- Makes me want to stop and click for more
- To be used in web and pirnt advertising
- Fit inside a rectangular unseen foot print
- Again, makes me want to stop and click some more!
- Cartoon look
- Cluttered with background
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


text:
United States - English
Smooth, foam antibacterial handwash with a fresh fruit fragrance.
Luxurious foam formulation.
Refills are made from recyclable plastic.
Intelligent design creates less waste.
High performing, mild hand soaps for cleaner hands and a healthy environment.
Packaging Designed for Easy Recycling:Remove pump and recycle with any plastic recycling. Easily recyclable PET material.
Designed to Reduce Waste:Smart shipping, uses less cardboard to reduce material waste.
1. Wet hands under warm running water.
2. Dispense soap.
3. Rub hands and exposed portions of arms together for 20 seconds.
4. Rinse thoroughly.
5. Dry with clean paper towels.
6. Turn taps off using towel.
Efficacy evaluation of four hand cleansing regimens for food handlers.
Read the article
Abstract: This study examined the ability of four handwashing regimens to reduce transient microorganisms on the skin of hands. The efficacy of these regimens was determined using a modified Healthcare Personnel Handwash procedure and Escherichia coli as the transient marker organism. The regimens consisted of a non-antimicrobial hand cleanser, an alcohol gel hand sanitizer, an antibacterial soap and an antibacterial soap plus application of an alcohol gel hand sanitizer.
Conclusion: The most effective configuration for antimicrobial control in the food industry clearly is the combination of the antimicrobial handwash followed by alcohol gel application. This configuration produced a high immediate reduction of transient microorganism, with potential for increased reductions with multiple applications of the antimicrobial hand soap over a period of days.
Reference: Dairy, Food and Environmental Sanitation, Volume 19, Number 10, October 1999, pp. 680-684
Handwashing and gloving for food protection: examination of the evidence.
Abstract: This paper presents a review on published literature (medical, microbiology, and food industry) related to all aspects of handwashing and gloving. This review demonstrates that there is insufficient scientific evidence to support the premise that the use of gloves on the hands of food-handling personnel prevents the transfer of pathogens to food and, consequently, to support the requirement for no-hand contact with ready-to-eat food.
Personal Authors: Fendler, E. J., Dolan, M. J., Williams, R. A.
Author Affiliation: GOJO Industries, Inc., Akron, Ohio, USA.
Reference: Paulson, D. S.
Handwashing and gloving for food protection: effectiveness.
Abstract: This paper presents a 2-phase study which evaluated the effectiveness of handwashing compared to gloving, under simulated food service conditions. The first phase evaluated the ability of hand-contaminant bacteria to penetrate compromised vinyl glove barriers. The second phase evaluated the microbial contamination level picked up on the hands from handling contaminated hamburger.
Personal Authors: Fendler, E. J., Dolan, M. J., Williams, R. A., Paulson, D. S.
Author Affiliation: GOJO Industries, Inc., Akron, Ohio, USA.
Reference: Paulson, D. S.
Refills and Related Products
Search SDS
Follow Us
Solutions by Market
Contact Us
8:00 am-5:00 pm EST Monday-FridayEmail Have an idea?
About GOJO
Other GOJO Sites
Copyright ©2016–2020 GOJO Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
Do Not Sell/Your California Privacy Rights
The PURELL SOLUTION™ Product Selector
Choose a Customized Product Portfolio for Your Facility


text:
Dustin Lance Black Gossip
Dustin Lance Black gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Sam Smith: Oscar gay boy sh-t!
Apega /WENN
Can we start with how that song won for Best Song? How f-cking uncomfortable too that it happened right after Gaga performed and had everyone sobbing in the aisles. It was AWKWARD in that theatre. Because, um, that was a sh-t Bond theme, wasn't it? Like there's no other way to say it! The song sucks! That was one of the most obvious moments of Academy disconnect and the influence of the old white male on the Oscars. Full Story
Judge Pitt, Councillor Clooney, and President Bartlet
Jason Merritt/Michael Buckner/Getty
God I miss The West Wing (seasons 1 to 4). As mentioned last week, Dustin Lance Black's 8 was read in LA on Saturday night featuring many major celebrities including Brad Pitt and George Clooney playing Judge Vaughn Walker and David Boies respectively. Full Story
Leo's full face
Yesterday in this article about Hayden Christensen, I posited that when men get full faces, they don't ever get their faces back – a rare female advantage. During the LiveBlog, Leonardo DiCaprio was suggested by one of the commenters as an another example. Full Story
Dustin Lance Black – The Advocate cover
If you've seen Milk, you know his work. If you watched the Oscars, you heard his speech. Dustin Lance Black, 35 years old, won the award Best Original Screenplay and stood up and delivered the following message:"If Harvey had not been taken from us 30 years ago, I think he'd want me to say to all of the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight who have been told that they are less than, by their churches, by the government, or by their families, that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value and that no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you. Full Story
Oscar goes everywhere
This is for the gays and the girls who love them, especially my Morley who emails me once a week claiming first dibs on Dustin Lance Black. DLB won an Oscar for writing Milk – have you seen it yet? Probably not. And why not??? Anyway, as you can see, DLB is beautiful. According to some, he's also acting kinda obnoxiously. Full Story