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Arguments with teens are part of life for most parents, but you can reclaim some peace in your life by accepting that risk is a part of every teenager's journey to adulthood.
At some points in your life with teens and tweens you can feel like almost every conversation ends in yelling and slammed doors, so this article is the first of a three-part series on shutting down Arguments with Teens. If you were to look at the cause of most of these arguments, I think you'd find that they relate to one of three things: risk, respect or release. In this article, we're going to look at the issue of risk.
Risk and the development of responsibility
If your teenagers are always griping about how life isn't fair and you don't let them do anything, then building some risks into their life is a great way to let them start test driving their adult life and learn to be responsible. Lots of parents can find the thought of their kids taking risk terrifying, so let me clarify what I mean by this.
The teenage years are about pulling away from your family to set up your own life. If you don't let your kids do this gradually, then one day they're going to find themselves all grown up and expected to act like an adult without any of the skills to do that. Some kids are in a rush to get to this grown up life, others would be happy if it never can and the majority just progressively move towards it. If you have one of these last teenagers, you probably don't have many arguments with them. You might experience the odd season where they are demanding a bit more independence than usual, but you can usually get through that with a few heartfelt conversations.
If you have a teen that's reluctant to grow up, it can be easy for parents to cling onto that childhood too. We have to realise that it's our job to prepare our kids for the big world and help them develop the skills they're going to need to not only survive out there, but thrive. Parents of these kids need to look for ways that they can teach their kids that risks aren't bad things and sift out and respond to the good opportunities when they come along.
The parents who have a teen hell-bent on getting to their adult life before they turn 14 are the ones that really tear their hair out about risks. In my article about kids making wrong choices, I explained what's going on in the brain of a teenager that can make them do that, and what parents can do if their child is a massive risk taker, so I won't go into that more here.
But what I will talk about is the things you can do in your relationship right now that limit the arguments about their behaviour.
Influencing risk taking through relationship
Three professors at the University of Tasmania, Joan Abbott-Chapman, Carey Denholm and Colin Wyld have explored risk taking behaviours with a group of high school students, looking at how their relationships with parents and friends affected their decisions to take risks.
It's pretty interesting stuff. Firstly, they found that in this average group of teenagers, 75 percent trust that their parents would be there to support them in times of need. They also found that only 57 percent would ask for it. That compares with 95 percent of parents who thought their kids trusted them and 89 percent who thought their kids would come for help if needed. We as parents clearly think we're closer to our kids than we really are.
Overall, their research found that teens are less likely to take unhealthy or unsafe risks if they feel they have access to good support from their family, but they are more inclined to jump into tricky situations if they feel the only people who understand them are their friends.
This means we as parents have some work to do. We've got to make sure we're transforming our relationship during the teen years from being one where we tell kids what to do and make decisions for them, to being one where we identify options, pros and cons with them and support them to make their own choices. We have to model great decision making, living by our values and using them to guide our response to situations, knowing that our teens are observing us very closely even if they want us to think they're not. Our relationship with our teens needs to be one where they can expect to be able to talk about any issue openly without us telling them off and yelling. Yes we can talk about our disappointment, but the focus in these talks needs to be dealing with the fallout of risk taking or poor decisions, rather than how we feel about it.
If your teenager is constantly railing against the injustice of your rules and the difficult life you expect them to live, then engage them in a discussion about how they'd like their life to be now. Look for low level risks that might scare you a little, but are not that bad. If they're keen to go to the city with their friends on the train, what boundaries could you put around that so that you feel they'll be safe? If they want to go to a party, what can you do to limit the risks there?
Letting consequences be the teacher
Right. So far we've covered the importance of focusing on our relationship with teens so that they feel they can talk to us, accepting that they need to take some risks to develop responsibility and how we can negotiate those risks if we're smart. There's one last thing that I want to touch on and that is what you do when they take a risk and something goes wrong.
It can be really easy to use your "I told you so" mantra when kids make a choice and it blows up in their face. That's what they're expecting you to say. But if you can bite your tongue and do some listening, you'll realise that your teens are going to learn far more from the consequences of their decision, than from you lecturing them.
Again, you need to avoid arguments about this and look for ways that you can support them to work things out for themselves. The most dangerous risks, according to the trio of academics above, are the ones that teens choose just for fun. So they're the ones that they need to learn not to jump into. If they've done something crazy, like breaking into somewhere, drinking a lot of alcohol or doing a prank that has ended up in someone getting hurt, our kids need to know that we're going to be there to support them, but they need to pay the price. The relationship and the risk.
Then there are those little risks that don't always work out too well. They decided that they really wanted to go to a concert with their friends, they've been arguing with you about it for weeks and you finally sat down and outlined all the reasons why you thought it was a bad idea. In the end you agreed to them going provided they took their phone, checking it regularly for messages, and called when they were ready to come home rather than accepting a lift home from someone.
At 9pm you've got a call from them at a service station because they want you to come and get them. Their friends ditched them and they didn't feel safe at the concert anymore. Then they realised their phone was flat so they started walking home. But the shoes they're wearing are hurting their feet and they now need a lift. You've probably sent 30 text messages by this time and rung every one of their friends' parents to try and check they are safe.
As a parent everything in me is saying "Give them the lecture", but I know the best thing I can do is say "Are you okay?" and unless they start delving into it themselves, then say "Let's get home now and you can tell me what happened in the morning."
If you want to cut down the arguments in your house, the best thing you can do is to not be a participant in them. If you see part of your job in the teenage years as building up this supportive relationship with them and helping them to identify risks worth taking, you're going to remove many of the issues that turn into arguments straight up. Then the next best thing you can do as a parent is let the consequences of their decisions be their teacher, not you.
The reference I used in the article I'm not able to give a link to, but here are the details:
- Joan Abbott-Chapman, Carey Denholm and Colin Wyld published their study "Social support as a factor inhibiting teenage risktaking: views of students, parents and professionals" in the Journal of Youth Studies, 2008, in volume 11(6).
What topics do you find yourself arguing about with tweens and teens? Are there some that relate to risks that you probably could have let go of? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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I do realize that I've been more of a homebody over the past few years. First, I do have to spend time on the weekends studying for my MPH program. Already I've been at it for four years; it's been difficult to find the time, even when I've adapted some of the content so I can teach my staff. And I don't like going out at night any more - I get too worried about the traffic and the motorcyclists who get crazier and faster all the time. I've also become more introspective in my old age.


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A decision to cut rail services from Preston Park station was based on 'deeply flawed data', a Brighton MP said.
Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, took rail bosses to task last week over a 30 per cent cut in services stopping at the station.
She said the decision was made using ticket sale data, but that no-one had counted commuters on station platforms or on trains. This meant the decision to scrap services from Preston Park was 'based on deeply flawed data', she said.
Related stories Rail commuters at 'wits' end' over cuts to Preston Park services
Ms Lucas said tickets cost the same price from Brighton or Hove so are rarely recorded as Preston Park passengers, and there are no barriers at the station, so passengers can't be counted that way.
Meeting with rail bosses last week, the MP called for urgent improvements, including the reinstatement of Gatwick Express services.
She said: "It should never have taken months and months of campaigning for commuters to finally be told where responsibility for their misery lies.
"Govia Thameslink (GTR), Network Rail and the Department for Transport (DfT) are keenly aware of the distress they caused with May's timetable chaos and it's vital they change their processes to prevent future problems.
"But for the rail operators to delay fixing the fallout simply to comply with those new rules is completely unreasonable. The situation at Preston Park is exceptional and a 'computer says no' attitude is unacceptable. Rail bosses and their Ministers should be bending over backwards to clean up this mess and take immediate action to restore Gatwick Express services."
A spokesperson for rail operator Govia Thameslink said: "Gatwick Express services are intended to be premium airport services from the major centres of London and Brighton. They no longer stop at Preston Park to allow enough capacity to increase Thameslink services for commuters.
"The changes planned for May's new timetable were based on a review of Office for Rail & Road passenger number data at stations across the route, including Preston Park, train loadings and the responses to an extensive public consultation.
"Additional manual passenger counts were made at certain stations where responses from our public consultation suggested the number of services due to be provided under the new timetable might be insufficient. Preston Park was not one of those stations.
"However, now that the local commuter group has raised concerns we are happy to review this further and have met twice with both the commuter group and Ms Lucas."


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We debuted two new exhibits in 2014 - Zoetrope and Flight Tube at Brown University's 250th anniversary opening celebration. They have since taken part in events such as Foofest, Mini Maker Faire, Waterfire and Providence Children's Film Festival and visited libraries from Glocester to Newport!
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Leicester City Ladies moved into the semi finals and kept the unbeaten run going away to local rivals Loughborough Foxes.
The home team took the lead from slack defending at a set play from City. Good work down the left from Hillier who crossed a ball for skipper Kilby to equalise from a header six yards out. Soon Hillier was in the action again and a superb individual goal running at the right back before cutting in a hitting a curling shot high and wide of the goalkeeper into the top corner made it two and City were 2-1 up at the interval and playing some decent football although frustrating at times.
Leicester City Ladies were much better second half in their play and were soon 3-1 from a Tori Allen through ball which Hillier finished well with her left foot high into the net. All Leicester City Ladies players were now involved in the play and Bateman, Brant and Hillier were causing problems in behind. Hillier was soon in the box again and she turned in a simple tap in from a Guyler cross. There was time for one more for City and for Hillier and another Allen through ball this time from Reva that Hillier finished low and hard into the near corner. It could of maybe been a couple more for City but 5-1 rounded off an effective afternoon for the away team.
Overall cup games are about getting through but Leicester City Ladies showed a good display to go with it especially in the second half. It's been a very good start for City who travel to Copeswood Wednesday evening which will no doubt be a tougher encounter .
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Leicester City Ladies moved into the semi finals and kept the unbeaten run going away to local rivals Loughborough Foxes.


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The Alabama 23rd Volunteer Infantry was organized at Montgomery, Alabama, in November, 1861. Men of this unit were drawn from the counties of Wilcox, Macon, Monroe, Clarke, Conecuh, Marengo, Lowndes, Baldwin, and Choctaw, Alabama. It fought several battles in Mississippi, including Chickasaw Bayou, Port Gibson, Champion's Hill, Big Black River Bridge, and Vicksburg, where the unit was captured. Exchanged and reorganized, it was assigned to General Pettus' Brigade, Army of Tennessee, and participated in various conflicts from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Atlanta, Georgia, mustering out in North Carolina. The field officers were Colonel Franklin K. Beck and Colonel Joseph B. Bibb and Major James J. Hester, Major John J. Longmire, Major Francis McMurray, and Major Felix Tait. Additional historical information about the 23rd Alabama Volunteer Infantry has not been determined.
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Friday, January 8, 2010
Christmas Day Terrorist Attack and Rogue US Intel Group
Three possible explanations were floated: First, a turf war inside the intelligence community. The second explanation was that the attack meant to embarrass Obama and his administration. The third explanation of the plot was a rogue network inside the US government desired to unleash a new wave of Islamophobic hysteria to rehabilitate the discredited "global war on terror.
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Good article. It would seem clear that if true the event, as with previous strange events of this type are meant to mold or fit any administration to the policy and desired direction of those who run this country from behind the scenes regardless of which party is in power.. Conspiracy theory? Yes, but it appears more and more that manipulation of opinion is a reality. You have Cheney ranting against Obama followed by an event like this confirming the points he just made. Definitely there are forces at work undermining the current administration. So much for democracy.
- Jan 10, 2010, 5:43:00 PM
After further consideration, as much as I would like to believe there is some sort of Republican or intelligence subtrifuge going on I must conclude that it is more likely ineptitude at work. The first clue is Napolitano's initial statements that "the system worked", a gross mistatement on her part. Secondly inorder for a conspiracy to take place there would have to be too many people involved to keep that type of activity under wraps. Rather than a conspiracy, I believe the opposition is merely using this event to capitalize to the max on embarrassing the Obama administration and rally the Islamophobia already extant in todays political climate. Unless Richard Wolf can locate a whistle blower to come forward, his theory will not go any further than this opinion piece. I think he should save his ammunition and develop a more convincing story with solid evidence to back up his claims. He has been a credible reporter in what I have seen of him in the past and it would be a shame if he lost that credibility and became a Geraldo Rivera. It is however good to examine any event that is so outrageous that it may be the activity of agent provocateurs. With Cheney anything is possible.
- Jan 12, 2010, 8:39:00 PM
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From the way I read it he believed it could be the work of a few rogue agents who threw a monkey wrench in the system and caused it to fail. That is certainly possible but the evidence is all circumstantial at this point. I agree that specific names and places will need to be put forth. Napolitano would not blow the whistle on a rogue agent(s) even if it was true. That just never happens and will not start in an Obama administration either. Rogue agents are dealt with outside the public eye. Think about it - do you know of any official acknowledgment ever of any rogue agent misconduct? The only time that ever happens is when Congress investigates like Iran-Contra. An administration or the agency in question will never openly vet a charge like this.
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Wednesday, October 1st Midweek Teaser: Local Tuna, Black Currants, Artisan Cheese, Wild Mushrooms & More!/
As we enter October, we've decided to mix it up a little bit here at the blog for your Ballard Farmers Market. Instead of doing one epic post each Saturday evening, with a gagillion photos, we're going to start splitting it up a bit, and to that end, we introduce a new midweek installment. It's just a little something to stir your culinary imagination in the middle of the work week.
This coming Sunday is the first Sunday of the month, and that means a visit from Fishing Vessel St. Jude, with the finest canned and frozen albacore tuna you will find anywhere. It is sashimi grade and prized by top chefs all over Seattle. St. Jude catches younger albacore as they swim south toward tropical waters from the cold waters of the North Pacific, where they were born. Because of their youth, they are very low in accumulated heavy metals. Because they've been in cold water, they are very high in beneficial omega-fatty acids. And they are delicious!
We get asked a lot if anyone here at your Ballard Farmers Market grows currants. Finally, we can say, "yes!" Booth Canyon Orchard has these gorgeous black currants right now, but just for another week or two. So for your sauces, jams, pies, or whatever you like to do with them, stop by Booth Canyon this Sunday and get you some!
Cipollini onions from Port Townsend's Colinwood Farm are the perfect compliment to many fall dishes. They cook down and caramelize into a sweet garnish to meats. They make wonderful pickled onions. They're great in soups. They just plain have a beautiful flavor that is prized by chefs and Italians alike! (And in some cases, even by Italian chefs!)
Speaking of Port Townsend, it is also the home of Mt. Townsend Creamery, one of Washington's many great artisan cheese makers. They are partnered with a family-owned dairy farm in Sequim, just to their west, that produces all of the milk for their cheeses. Their Seastack cheese (above) has won multiple awards nationally, and it is a lovely, soft-ripened cheese perfect with a fresh baguette from Tall Grass Bakery and a little dollop of ikura from Loki Fish.
Matsutake mushrooms grow wild on the slopes of our local volcanos. And Foraged & Found Edibles harvests them there and brings them to us. They are highly prized for Japanese and Chinese cuisine, but they certainly are not limited to it. And they are nutrient dense, perhaps more so than many other mushrooms.
With the return of fall rains, the spearmint crop at Children's Garden in Fall City has made a strong comeback. It is superb right now, waiting to perk up your water or tea, or to lay the foundation for amazing mojitos and juleps. It also opens up your senses, and is even said to help you breathe better at night. What's not to love?
There is plenty more local deliciousness waiting for you today at your Ballard Farmers Market. Just check What's Fresh Now! for a more complete accounting of what is in season right now.


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Hey everyone. I know I haven't been on here much, but I've been plugging away on my stitching and on orders for my etsy shop.
I've done a bit of work on the huge Disney Castle piece:
Though honestly I'm not getting as much done on it as I would like. It's the dratted Glisten Gloss! It makes me not want to work on it at all!
I've done a decent amount on Anna though.
In fact, I'm almost done with her! Not even a full pattern page left. A little bit more plugging away and she'll be done!!
In a rare twist of events . . .
I have a couple new patterns in my shop! I'll even be adding more soon! I've done a surprising amount of plugging away on new patterns and general designs.
The two new ones in there are:
Pink Lady (based on model and youtuber Kelly Eden)
and Woman in Hat (not based on anyone)
Here's a preview of a soon-to-come pattern: Cute Poison
I know I've been lax about adding new posts lately.
I guess I've been kind of mentally exhausted with trying to come up with great new stuff, and not even being able to show much progress on things. I'll try to get better about that.
That said, maybe October will be a good month for posts, since I'll try to do another 31 days of Halloween/horror movies.
I have grand designs for life, and this website, but the trouble is getting myself to do it, as I'm sure you all understand. Is there any kind of content you'd like to see? Leave a comment down below and let me know!
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- Total diluted earnings per common share of $2.01, including $.10 per diluted share for a one-time pretax charge for pension changes; without the charge, IBM diluted earnings per share were $2.11, up 26 percent from fourth-quarter 2004.
- Total revenue of $24.4 billion, down 12 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2004, up 3 percent without the impact of the divested PC business and adjusting for currency.
IBM today announced fourth-quarter 2005 diluted earnings per common share of $2.01 from continuing operations, including 10 cents per share for a one-time pretax curtailment charge of $267 million relating to changes to the U.S. defined benefit pension plans, effective January 1, 2008. Diluted earnings per share for the fourth-quarter 2005 were $2.11, excluding this one-time charge. Fourth-quarter income from continuing operations was $3.2 billion, including the one-time charge for pension changes. This compares with $2.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2004. Without the one-time charge, income from continuing operations of $3.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2005 increased $541 million, or 19 percent versus the comparable period last year.
Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2005 of $24.4 billion decreased 12 percent (8 percent, adjusting for currency) from the fourth quarter of 2004, which includes revenue from the divested PC business. Excluding the PC revenue, revenues decreased 1 percent (up 3 percent, adjusting for currency) compared with the fourth quarter of 2004.
Samuel J. Palmisano, IBM chairman and chief executive officer, said: "IBM finished the year with another strong quarter. We had solid performance in systems, middleware and business transformation services, which grew over 25 percent for the year. Our cash position remains very strong, and we saw impressive growth in important parts of our business. We continued to make gains in emerging markets and in important sectors such as healthcare and transportation, and our microprocessors are powering the fast-growing home entertainment market.
"Gross profit margin improvement in the quarter of more than 5 points demonstrates the benefit of our strategic focus on more profitable, high-value segments of the IT industry, as well as our continued emphasis on productivity and global integration. IBM's business model is much more balanced and profitable than it was just a few years ago.
"IBM is ready for 2006, as we continue to deliver on our agenda of driving innovation and transformation for our clients and their businesses."
Fourth-quarter revenue was a decrease of 12 percent (up 3 percent, adjusting for currency and the divested PC business). From a geographic perspective, the Americas fourth-quarter revenues were $10.5 billion, down 6 percent as reported (up 3 percent, adjusting for currency and PCs) from the 2004 period. Revenues from Europe/Middle East/Africa were $8.3 billion, down 16 percent (up 2 percent, adjusting for currency and PCs). Asia-Pacific revenues decreased 22 percent (down 3 percent, adjusting for currency and PCs) to $4.5 billion. OEM revenues were $1.1 billion, up 35 percent compared with the 2004 fourth quarter.
Revenues from Global Services, including maintenance, decreased 5 percent (1 percent, adjusting for currency) to $12.0 billion in the fourth quarter. IBM signed services contracts totaling $11.5 billion and ended the quarter with an estimated services backlog, including Strategic Outsourcing, Business Consulting Services, Integrated Technology Services and Maintenance, of $111 billion.
Hardware revenues decreased 27 percent (25 percent, adjusting for currency) to $6.9 billion in the fourth-quarter 2005 compared to $9.5 billion in the year-ago period, which includes revenue from the divested PC business. Hardware revenues without the PC business increased 6 percent (9 percent, adjusting for currency).
Hardware revenues for the Systems and Technology Group totaled $6.8 billion for the quarter, up 6 percent. Revenues from the zSeries mainframe product increased 5 percent compared with the year-ago period. Total delivery of zSeries computing power, which is measured in MIPS (millions of instructions per second), increased 28 percent. Revenues from the pSeries UNIX servers increased 4 percent; however, revenues from the iSeries midrange servers decreased 18 percent and xSeries servers were flat. In addition to the eServers, revenues from Storage Systems increased 24 percent and Microelectronics increased 48 percent.
Revenues from Software were $4.6 billion, flat (up 3 percent, adjusting for currency) compared with the fourth quarter of 2004. Revenues from IBM's middleware brands, which include WebSphere, DB2, Tivoli, Lotus and Rational products, were $3.7 billion, up 1 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2004. Operating systems revenues decreased 6 percent to $656 million compared with the prior-year quarter.
For the WebSphere family of software products, which facilitate customers' ability to manage a wide variety of business processes using open standards to interconnect applications, data and operating systems, revenues increased 4 percent. Revenues for Information Management software, which enables clients to leverage information on demand, increased 4 percent. Revenues from Tivoli software, infrastructure software that enables customers to centrally manage networks and storage, increased 3 percent, and revenues for Lotus software, which allows collaborating and messaging by customers in real- time communication and knowledge management, increased 2 percent. Revenues from Rational software, integrated tools to improve the processes of software development, decreased 2 percent compared with the year-ago quarter.
IBM expects to hold or gain market share for the fourth quarter in each of the five key middleware brands.
Global Financing revenues declined 8 percent (6 percent, adjusting for currency) in the fourth quarter to $605 million. Revenues from the Enterprise Investments/Other area, which includes industry-specific IT solutions such as product life-cycle management software, increased 5 percent (11 percent, adjusting for currency) to $383 million versus the prior-year fourth quarter.
The company's total gross profit margin was 44.1 percent in the 2005 fourth quarter compared with 38.8 percent in the 2004 period, which includes the divested PC business. Excluding the PC business, the fourth-quarter 2004 gross profit margin was 41.9 percent.
Total expense and other income decreased 7 percent to $6.2 billion compared with the prior-year period, and decreased 11 percent without the current-period pension charge. SG&A expense of $5.3 billion decreased 3 percent year over year. Excluding the current-year pension charge, SG&A expense decreased 8 percent principally as a result of the sale of the PC business. RD&E expense was $1.5 billion, a decrease of 4 percent compared with the year-ago period. Intellectual property and custom development income decreased to $228 million compared with $298 million a year ago. Other (income) and expense was $334 million of income in the fourth quarter of 2005, versus $4 million of income in the same period last year. The year-over-year improvement includes $182 million of real estate gains, compared to the previous estimate of $75 million as set forth in the Company's SEC Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. The improvement also includes gains from foreign currency hedging transactions of approximately $150 million.
IBM's effective tax rate in the fourth-quarter 2005 was 29.5 percent, compared with 29.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2004. Excluding the one-time item, the fourth-quarter 2005 tax rate was 30.0 percent compared with 29.8 percent in the year-ago quarter.
Share repurchases totaled approximately $1.0 billion in the fourth quarter. The weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding in the fourth-quarter 2005 was 1.60 billion compared with 1.69 billion shares in the same period of 2004.
In the fourth quarter, IBM recorded a $36 million charge, net of tax, to reflect the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle related to the adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 47 (FIN 47), "Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143."
Full-Year 2005 Results
Income from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $8.0 billion compared with $7.5 billion for the same period of 2004, including the following nonrecurring items in the respective periods:
-pretax curtailment charge of $267 million relating to changes to the U.S. defined benefit pension plans, effective January 1, 2008,
-charge of $525 million for taxes in connection with the repatriation of foreign earnings under the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004,
-incremental pretax charges of $1.7 billion for restructuring,
-gain of $1.1 billion before tax on the sale of the PC business,
-other income of $775 million before tax due to a settlement agreement entered into with Microsoft.
-pretax charge of $320 million for the partial settlement of legal claims against IBM's pension plan.
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for 2005 were $4.91 compared with $4.39 per diluted share for the 2004 period. Excluding these nonrecurring items from both periods, diluted earnings per share were $5.32 compared with diluted earnings per share of $4.50 for the 2004 period, an increase of 18 percent. Revenues from continuing operations for 2005, which includes PC revenues of $2.9 billion for the first four months of 2005 only, totaled $91.1 billion, down 5 percent (6 percent, adjusting for currency) compared with $96.3 billion for 2004. Without the revenues from the divested PC business, revenues totaled $88.3 billion, up 3 percent (3 percent, adjusting for currency) compared with the 2004 period.
Full-year revenue was a decrease of 5 percent (up 3 percent, adjusting for currency and the divested PC business). From a geographic perspective, the Americas full-year revenues were $38.8 billion, down 3 percent as reported (up 4 percent, adjusting for currency and PCs) from the 2004 period. Revenues from Europe/Middle East/Africa were $30.4 billion, a decrease of 5 percent (up 4 percent, adjusting for currency and PCs). Asia-Pacific revenues were down 12 percent (1 percent, adjusting for currency and PCs) to $18.6 billion. OEM revenues increased 13 percent to $3.3 billion.
Without the PC business, revenues in four of IBM's five industry sectors grew for the full year, as did sales to Small and Medium Businesses.
Revenues from Global Services in 2005 totaled $47.4 billion, an increase of 2 percent (2 percent, adjusting for currency) compared with 2004. Hardware revenues were $24.3 billion, a decrease of 22 percent (up 5 percent, adjusting for currency and PCs). Software revenues totaled $15.8 billion, an increase of 4 percent (4 percent, adjusting for currency). Global Financing revenues totaled $2.4 billion, a decrease of 8 percent (8 percent, adjusting for currency). Revenues from the Enterprise Investments/Other area increased 7 percent (7 percent, adjusting for currency) to $1.3 billion.
IBM's revenues for Business Performance Transformation Services grew 28 percent for the full year.
For total operations, net income for 2005, including a loss from discontinued operations of $24 million and the charge for the cumulative effect of the FIN 47 accounting change of $36 million, was $7.9 billion, or $4.87 per diluted share, compared with 2004 net income of $7.5 billion, or $4.38 per diluted share, which included a loss from discontinued operations of $18 million.
IBM ended 2005 with $13.7 billion of cash on hand. The balance sheet remains strong, and the company is well positioned to take advantage of opportunities.
Share repurchases totaled approximately $7.7 billion in 2005. The weighted-average number of diluted common shares outstanding in 2005 was 1.63 billion compared with 1.71 billion shares in 2004. As of December 31, 2005, there were 1.57 billion basic common shares outstanding.
Debt, including Global Financing, totaled $22.6 billion, compared with $22.9 billion at year-end 2004. From a management segment view, the non-global financing debt-to-capitalization ratio was 6.7 percent at the end of 2005, and Global Financing debt declined $1.8 billion from year-end 2004 to a total of $20.5 billion, resulting in a debt-to- equity ratio of 6.7 to 1.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements contained in this release may constitute forward- looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, as discussed in the company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Presentation of Information in this Press Release
In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the company's results as determined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company has also disclosed in this press release the following non-GAAP information which management believes provides useful information to investors:
-IBM results:
- without nonrecurring items,
- without PC business,
- adjusting for currency.
The rationale for management's use of non-GAAP measures is included as part of the supplementary materials presented within the fourth- quarter earnings materials. These materials are available on the IBM investor relations Web site at www.ibm.com/investor and will be included in a subsequent Form 8-K.
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IBM's regular quarterly earnings conference call is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. EST, today. Investors may participate by viewing the Webcast at www.ibm.com/investor/4q05. Presentation charts will be available on the Web site prior to the Webcast.
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11.0 Australia and New Zealand Real Property Guidance Notes
11.3 ANZRPGN 3 Leasing Incentives - Withdrawn 24 July 2017
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1.0 Introduction
1.1 Purpose
The purpose of this Guidance Note is to provide information, guidance and advice on leasing incentives to Members undertaking tasks involving the assessment or analysis of rental and capital values.
1.2 Status of Guidance Notes
Guidance notes are intended to embody recognised 'Good Practice' and therefore may (although this should not be assumed) provide some professional support if properly applied. While they are not mandatory, it is likely that they
will serve as a comparative measure of the level of performance of a Member. They are an integral part of the Valuation and Property Standards Manual.
1.3 Scope of this Guidance Note
This Guidance Note applies to Members assessing the impact of leasing incentives on rental and capital values particularly in relation to commercial property.
1.4 International Valuation Standards
This Guidance Note recognises the International Valuation Standards 1 and 2, and the International Valuation Application 2, effective from 2007 by the International Valuation Standards Committee and it is intended to be consistent with the concepts and definitions contained in those standards, however, there may be departures from IVSC Standards to reflect Australian & New Zealand law and practice.
1.5 Cyclical Market
Since the 1960's the commercial property market has experienced increased volatility. This is primarily because demand lead time is far shorter than the time needed to create more supply. This cyclical pattern is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future so that valuation methodology and techniques and the practitioners themselves must be able to cope with the varying market conditions -- no matter how extreme.
1.6 Over Supply Leading to Incentives .... analysis of evidence essential
Oversupply of office space in most of the major cities has led to incentives being offered to prospective and existing tenants. Whilst these incentives are of prime importance to the parties directly concerned, they are also important to the
market place as a whole to the extent that they may affect market rental values. The analysis of rental evidence for comparative purposes is an essential part of the valuation process and is of particular relevance where rent reviews and asset valuations are under consideration.
1.7 Range of Opinions
The range of opinions amongst valuers and their clients as to how leasing incentives should be interpreted has resulted in a broad ranging public debate.
1.8 Intention of Clarifying Principles
In response to specific requests, this Guidance Note has been prepared with the intention of clarifying the principles involved.
1.9 No Uniformity of Market Conditions
A review of the situation in the various cities clearly shows that there is little uniformity in market conditions. This tends to be the normal situation and makes it impractical to enunciate Practice Standards on how matters must be evaluated.
1.10 Skill of the Valuer is to Investigate
The traditional skill of the valuer is to investigate, report and evaluate the specific situation being considered, taking into account the differing factors which affect rental levels and capital values in the particular location or market.
1.11 Many Factors to Consider
These factors include the wording of the pertinent lease clause (of which there are countless variations), the state of the building, the general market, the size and duration of the lease, case law, and many other factors of which incentives
granted on new leases are but one.
2.0 Leasing Incentives
2.1 Rent Freely Negotiated Between Two Parties
The consideration paid for the right to occupy premises owned by another usually takes the form of a periodic rent which, in the case of new lettings, is negotiated freely between the two parties. Rental value is assessed by various methods. In the case of office space, the method most frequently used in rental review determinations is to analyse rents paid for comparable space, thereby deriving a rental rate to be applied to the subject accommodation. Rental values normally refer to accommodation that has been completed up to the stage of the tenant's fit out.
2.2 Supply and Demand ....excess of supply
The fundamental laws of economics apply and in the case of the office market, it is difficult, given the lead time involved in supplying new space to the market, for supply to respond quickly to rise or fall in demand. Surplus space can be
withdrawn from the market place but owners are understandably reluctant to take this course.
Accordingly, once a significant excess of supply over demand is demonstrated, rental values may fall.
2.3 Incentives for Leasing New Building
In periods of oversupply of accommodation, incentives are often granted during the leasing up of a new building and these amounts are regarded by the owner/developer as part of the capital costs.
2.4 Incentive to Move
The cost of fitting out and relocating can be high and without an incentive from the landlord which meets all or at least a substantial part of these capital costs tenants would, in many instances, not move to new premises.
2.5 Sustaining Rental Levels in Times of Over Supply
If rentals are to be sustained in times of oversupply, some form of compensatory consideration may be required to achieve new lettings. That consideration, where it occurs, is also part of the incentive in whatever form it may take.
2.6 Incentive Benefit Offset Against Commitment
The consideration of incentive, may take the form of a capital payment or relief from a revenue
obligation. In either case the tenant receives a benefit which will be offset against the totality of the tenant's rental commitment and fit out cost.
2.7 Incentives Even in Balanced Market
It is relevant to note that lessors have often given incentives to in-going tenants, even when the leasing market has been balanced in terms o supply and demand.
2.8 Extent Incentive is a Reduction of Rent
What has to be assessed is the extent to which a particular incentive package includes an amount, which might be regarded as a reduction from the stated rent. It is noted that leasing incentives have sometimes increased in anticipation of increasing vacancy factors and may be perceived to create a false rental base, which may cause difficulty in the analysis and assessment of rentals and capital values.
2.9 Valuer to Decide Appropriate Technique
There are several techniques for arriving at a value, which are well known to practising valuers some of which are appropriate to different situations. It is up to the judgment of the Valuer in each case to decide which of the techniques to use. In many cases the Valuer may utilise more than one technique in the process of producing a valuation.
3.0 Effective Rental Value
3.1 Converting Incentive Into Periodic Equivalent
Where it is determined that an incentive has been paid, the valuer is called to utilise judgment in the light of the current conditions in the location concerned as to whether any element of the incentive should be regarded as a de facto rent
reduction. This element should be converted into a periodic equivalent over the term of the lease. This periodic equivalent should be deducted from the nominated or passing rent in order to arrive at the effective rent. Any effective rental should represent the most valid interpretation of the transaction concerned for comparative purposes, which may not necessarily represent market rent.
3.2 Interpretation of an Incentive in Terms of Cash Flow
Care should be taken to ensure the correct interpretation of an incentive in terms of cash flow.
For example, a lump sum payment equal to three years rental, paid at the start of the lease, will not equate to an actual rent-free period of three years.
4.0 Rent Reviews
4.1 Points to Consider in Rent Reviews
In reaching a view as to the rent that should be adopted on review the valuer may take many points into consideration including:
- • The specific wording of the subject lease clause.
- • Relevant case law.
- • The rents being agreed between landlord and tenants on review for similar tenancies in the area.
- • The size of the tenancy concerned relative to the size of space of available comparable rentals.
- • The fact that a review to market rent may not necessarily be influenced by the level of rent previously passing unless required under the lease conditions.
- • Rents on review may fall as well as rise according to prevailing market conditions unless there is provision in the lease to prevent the rental falling.
- • Guidance should be sought from a wide range of rentals including rentals freely negotiated at review dates and rentals for new lettings both of which may or may not truly reflect the rent which would be paid in the market.
The circumstances of the rentals must be fully investigated and appropriate adjustments may be required up or down in the valuation process.
- • The possibility of incentives having an effect on the stated rent as outlined in points 3.1 and 3.2 where new lettings are considered in reaching a view on the current market rent.
- • The valuer should have regard to this practice and decide as to whether the amount of the inducement is greater than a reasonable inducement to move and assess as to whether, in all the circumstances, all or part of the incentive granted would be regarded as a rental rebate.
4.2 Deciding the Weighting to Apply to Evidence
From time to time a valuer will be faced with rent reviews occurring, some of which have had regard to the level of effective rent created by incentive payment while others in the same building (or similar buildings) demonstrate a disregard for
such consideration. Obviously the Valuer should examine the particular premises, the remainder of the term available and the particular conditions of the lease before deciding the weighting he needs to apply to such evidence in the process of assessing market rent. In fact the lease conditions may require an assessment of a rent level that is not market rent.
5.0 Secrecy Clauses
5.1 Encouragement for Full Disclosure
Secrecy clauses and side agreements in leasing arrangements are a negative development and every encouragement should be given to lessors and lessees to provide full disclosure of all lease arrangements.
5.2 Secrecy Undesirable
Secrecy arrangements are clearly against the operation of an informed market and are thus undesirable.
5.3 Serious Repercussions Can Flow
The Institute recognises that two parties have the right to confidentiality of their commercial arrangements. However, the Institute believes that serious repercussions can flow from the use of non-disclosure or secrecy clauses particularly when their use may distort valuations based on inadequate information.
5.4 Ascertaining Existence
Before accepting instructions valuers should where possible:
- • Enquire in writing as to the existence of any secrecy clauses or side agreements.
- • Obtain a written response.
5.5 Refuse to Act
The valuer has a right to refuse to act in instances where it is considered that the lack of information prejudices the valuer's ability to discharge the responsibility of making the assessment.
5.6 Professional Responsibility
In discharging this responsibility the valuer should be aware of the liability for potential claims for professional negligence or fraudulent conduct.
6.0 Capital Values
6.1 Adjustments
The capital value of an income producing property should be arrived at by capitalising the market rent making adjustments for any continuing rent free periods, vacancies, leasing up costs, reversions, outstanding repairs/renovations, the strength of lessees' covenants, lease terms and so forth. In a stable market, the assessment of market rental value and the appropriate capitalisation rate can be undertaken without undue difficulty, notwithstanding the degree of research required.
The introduction of incentives coupled with a relatively inactive market makes the valuation process more complicated and, possibly more subjective.
6.2 Matters for Consideration
It is recommended that careful consideration should be given to the following matters in addition to the matters referred to above:
- • The relativity between the passing rent and market rental value indicated by the long-term rental trend line in the relevant market.
- • The need to distinguish between passing rents, market rents and effective rents and their relative growth patterns and the relationship with real net cash flow.
- • The proper assessment of the sustainable level of net income.
- • Due allowance for the reversionary value of lower than market level rents.
- • The capitalisation rate to be applied in the light of market rental levels and the position of the property market in its cyclical movement.
- • The danger of applying a capitalisation rate to a passing rent which, for whatever reason, does not represent market rent.
- • The precise interpretation of the rent review clause(s).
- • Where appropriate, a comparison between the Internal Rate of Return derived from the cash flow as analysed in the above process and the Internal Rate of Return required by buyers in the market place at the date of valuation.
- • Adequate allowance for letting up and leasing incentives for vacant areas.
- • Adequate allowances for any building works or refurbishments needed.
- • Any possible tax implications.
7.0 The Market
7.1 Valuers Interpret
Valuers do not set the market, they interpret it.
7.2 Interpreting Varying Conditions
The market and market practices are subject to continuous change. Consequently, the valuer should interpret these varying market conditions in the application of established methodology.
7.3 Market Dictates Value
The Courts have often noted that it is the market that dictates value (Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd v Australian Mutual Provident Society, reference The Valuer, Vol. 29 at 340).


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Nats say the White House has declined invitation for President Trump to throw out ceremonial first pitch Opening Day.— Barry Svrluga (@barrysvrluga) March 28, 2017
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The government is randomly selecting one person a day to die so that citizens will value life more. The victims are told 24 hours ahead of time with an ikigami, a "death paper." Fujimoto, the main character, is tasked with delivering these messages, a job which brings him into contact with various lives and causes him to question the plan. The art is clear, gritty and direct, presenting the disturbing stories plausibly. Shadowing makes the expressions, often aimed directly at the reader, more powerful. Ikigami recipient Yosuke was abused as a kid by his peers, which made him resentful. At first glance, he seems like no loss, but how much of his lack of potential is his fault? Who made him a victim, and shouldn't they be the ones to die? Is revenge any comfort? The question of how you'd live your last day if you knew ahead of time is a powerful one; to put the question within the context of building a more obedient, productive society is devilishly clever. This must-read manga is especially recommended for fans of Death Note ready to move on to a less fantastic exploration of the idea of predicting one's demise.


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No, what i think is happening is by bending the string, your increasing tension on the bridge, which causes the bridge to "dive" causing the other strings to go out of tune. Only way to fix it is to not play other strings while bending, or if you'r willing to give up the the tremolo, tighten it until its obsolete.
Hey, so one of my friends wants to learn to play guitar.
That's no problem and all, but he's left handed.
Does anyone know a good BEGINNER guitar set for lefties?
He wants to play metal/ metalcore, so I suggested an Ibanez or Yamaha?
Left-Handed, Alder Body, 24 frets on a SET neck, all black hardware with Diecast tuners, adjustable truss, and a 5-way selector. Only thing I'd imagine being crappy is the pickups, I can just put in a bill lawrence on the bridge slot for $50.
So that would pretty much be $200 for a really well-suited good metal axe, I understand the main brands would charge atleast $400-$600 for a guitar of this quality. Is this a non-profit organization or something? It just seems like there's gotta be a catch, because with a name brand you'd easily pay over three times that price for an equivalent quality guitar. I've heard nothing but good comments about agile, and apparently this is Rondo's low budget series, known as Douglas. The set neck combined with this price just really confuses me, but excites me at the same time. Anyone played any Douglas's? I only see reviews for Agile's.
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if so, GP does have it:
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World's finest grain high-speed color negative film Ideal for scanning with extraordinary enlargement capability.
It is a high-speed film that can be used in a wide variety of venues and for a wide variety of purposes. It delivers exceptional color saturation and features fine grain and a high degree of sharpness. With this updated version of Portra, highlight and shadow detail are no problem and, as a result of its excellent T-Grain structure, making large prints is not a problem.For the portrait or fashion photographer, this is a choice film that produces wonderful and pleasing skin tones. If you prefer landscapes or action shooting, this film works well even when your ambient light level is reduced. In addition, the 400 speed offers you more control of your depth of field. The advanced technology that goes into this film includes improvement in the cyan and magenta layers as well as an enhanced T-Grain emulsion.
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News from across the sector for our members
We want the Visionary Briefing to be informed by our members, as well as a useful source of information. Therefore, if you have any news stories, job vacancies or events to advertise, please send them to us by email.
This week
Spotlight – good news stories from our members and partners
Visionary Matters – key updates from Visionary central
Key news – this issue's top news story
Also this week – other news items of interest
Dates for your diary – summary of events and training relevant to members
Bradbury Fields, in Liverpool, have recently secured a multiyear sensory contract from Knowsley Council.Previously, Knowsley Council managed a range of providers to deliver their sensory services, alongside Bradbury Fields, which is a key sight loss service provider. However, Knowsley Council preferred a single sensory contract and Bradbury Fields, who work closely with other local sensory providers, successfully developed a partnership bid and are now the lead on the sensory contract.
Visionary Matters
Visionary staffing changes
Matt Carr, our Head of Member Services left Visionary on Friday to take up a new secondment opportunity at RP Fighting Blindness. Matt has led the Member Engagement and Development & Innovation teams during a time of continued growth, extending our influence and expanding our services. We will miss Matt but wish him the best of
luck in his new role.
As a result, we are recruiting a new Head of Member Services and would be grateful if you could promote this exciting opportunity throughout your networks. The closing date is 16 October.
Visionary Annual Conference 2017
Time is running out to book your place at this year's Visionary Annual Conference. We have limited availability so avoid disappointment and book soon. For full details and how to book please click here
Charity Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) (FRS 102) senior personnel salary information
We are aware that a few members have recently been discussing the impact of Charities SORP (FRS 102). A key issue that has been raised, is the disclosure of senior personnel salary information in the published charity accounts, with obvious concerns being expressed about confidentiality of personal salary information. As with all regulations, some points are quite specific with others less so and more "open to interpretation". We've taken some soundings from an experienced charity accountant to help members as they work with their financial advisors regarding meeting the reporting requirements.
Rehab working group
We are looking for members who can attend approximately 3 meetings a year, via teleconference. The group will oversee other Rehab related projects which are being delivered by Visionary and its stakeholders. The group have previously been involved in the Making Rehab Work pilot which set out to determine what levels of rehabilitative support could be provided by non rehab qualified individuals. We are looking for members who have a specific interest
in outcome measurement around rehabilitation. If you are interested please contact us.
Key news
Following the publication of the Draft Accessibility Action Plan (AAP) the Department for Transport is running a number of events for interested parties to come and discuss the draft Plan.
Also this week
The Macular Society has launched a petition this week to stop people from needlessly losing their sight.
Law Works have produced a free series of short online videos about common legal issues faced by small charities.
Facebook set to launch fundraising toils that will allow people to donate through social media.
Disability Rights UK is working with partners across the country to find new ways to engage disabled people in physical activity.
The AllParty Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Eye Health and Visual Impairment is running an Inquiry into the issue of capacity in NHS eye care services in England.
Dates for your diary
28 September Disability Rights UK Job Tips Webinar.
4 October Eye Contact Expo, Hampshire.
1 2 November Visionary Annual Conference, Birmingham.
5 November RSBC Blindfold run, London.
7 November SCOVI Annual Conference, Perth.
23 November Visibility Whisky tasting evening, Glasgow.


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UNITED NATIONS, December 23 — After Burundi's Assembly and spokespeople for president Pierre Nkurunziza flatly rejected the African Union's planned deployment of up to 5,000 peacekeepers, Inner City Press on December 21 asked US Ambassador Samantha Power about it. Video here.
Power said "we hope that's not their final answer," adding that the mediation by Ugandan president Museveni cannot just involve people who tell the government what they want to hear. Video and transcript below.
On December 23, seeing a Burundi flag and signs across First Avenue from the UN Inner City Press ran out there and conducted interviews, video here, in English and (halting) French. Others spokes in Swahili and Kirundi. At least 87 killed in one day, one sign said. The UN's response to date was described as weak. But what will happen next?
On December 22, after the UN again asked UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's spokesperson for Ban's view — still UNclear — the US State Department said, "We would strongly prefer that the government in Burundi welcome the AU mission on the timeline set out. We defer to the African Union on the next steps. We offer our full support to the AU government. We have urged Burundi to accept the AU mission. We will continue to support the deployment of these troops to protect civilians and to allow space for the internationally mediated dialogue to find a sustainable political solution to this crisis. We remain gravely concerned with the situation on the ground."
I do want to draw your attention to the mediation, because fundamentally any protection or prevention presence is dealing with the systems and not the root causes, and the mediation has to get at root causes. It has been – too much time has passed without the Burundian government engaging the opposition, and we understand from President Museveni that he is now very eager to get going toward the end of this month. But the terms of that mediation are also very important. And I draw your attention to both the African Union's discussion of what that mediation should look like and the Council's statement from over the weekend, because it is very clear that this has to be a negotiation between the government and a representative sampling, an inclusive sampling of the opposition – not simply handpicked individuals who are there to tell the government what it wants to hear. So progress needs to be made on that in parallel with determining what an international presence in Burundi should and would look like.
Meanwhile the Nkurunziza government with the agreement of UN Peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous has undertaken to deploy officers allegedly involved in human rights abuses into Ladsous' Central African Republic mission, MINUSCA.
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eBookLocator (http://www.ebooklocator.com/) allows search of e-books by author, title, subject, publisher, keyword, or ISBN.
Infolibrarian (http://www.infolibrarian.com) has a comprehensive list of sources of e-books (http://www.infolibrarian.com/ebook.htm).
The Online Books Page (http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/) lists 20,000 free books on the Web.
BookFinder.com (http://www.bookfinder.com) Search for new, out-of-print and used books that are available online. There is also an extensive list of book sellers (http://www.bookfinder.com/about/booksellers/).
Amazon (http://www.amazon.com), in the section "E-Books and Docs", introduced a "search inside the book" feature with an initial database of 120,000 titles.
eBooks.com (http://www.eBooks.com) also has a "search inside the book" search engine.
eBookMall (http://www.ebookmall.com/)
Fictionwise (http://www.fictionwise.com/home.html) is one of the top independent eBook sellers in the world.
Handandgo (http://www.handandgo.com/) serves hand held users with hand-held and wireless software and collections of pre-formatted e-books.
Mary Wolf's Guide to Electronic Publishers presents a list (http://www.maryzwolf.com/epubS.html), which includes additional e-Book sellers.
Bartleby.Com (http://www.bartleby.com/) provides literature, references and poetry free or for a small fee.
Blackmask.com (http:www.blackmask.com) offers over ten thousand free titles for download in up to 8 file formats. It also has some books for sale.
DotLit The eBookSpace (http://dotlit.com) has a collection of free books in Microsoft Reader format. It also provides free download of the ReaderWorks software.
Page By Page Books (http://www.pagebypagebooks.com) presents books online for free - no downloading!
Project Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.net/index.shtml) is the pioneering and largest depository of free, mostly text only, e-books. Volunteers continually add pre-1923 books (novels, plays, poetry, works of nonfiction) to its collection - over 15,000 titles in 2005.
SparkNotes (http://www.sparknotes.com/), similar to Cliff Notes, are online guides to literature, science and other subjects. Some are free and some have a cost for downloading.
The American Verse Project (http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse/) has an electronic archive of American poetry prior to 1923.
Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities (CETH) (http://www.ceth.rutgers.edu/) has humanities source documents, plus computing research and development. CETH also maintains a Directory of Electronic Text Centers (http://tabula.rutgers.edu/ceth/etext_directory/)
eBook Library (http://www.eblib.com/), an offshoot of eBooks.com, focuses on providing scientific, technical and medical e-book titles to various size libraries around the world.
HighBeam Research Library (http://www.highbeam.com/library/index.asp) has the proprietary eLibrary database, an archive of more than 34 million documents from 3,000 sources (2005).
Internet Public Library Texts Collection (http://www.ipl.org/reading/books/) has over 14,000 titles that can be browsed by author, by title, or by the Dewey Decimal Classification.
Mina Rees Library e-Books (http://library.gc.cuny.edu/RESEARCH/ebooks.asp) is a rich collections of e-books and online journals.
Publiclibraries.com (http://www.publiclibraries.com/) has links to public libraries in the U.S., many of which provide access to e-Books.
Questia (http://www.questia.com) has the world's largest online library with over 56,000 books (as of April 2005), organized into more than 6,000 research topics.
Safari Books Online (http://www.safaribooksonline.com) offers instant access to the full text of over 3,000 leading technology books (2005).
Union Catalog of E-books (http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu) 20,000 books available to read online as of June 1, 2004.
The University of Virginia Electronic Text Library (http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/) combines an on-line archive of electronic texts and images, and offers hardware and software suitable for the creation and analysis of text. It has a list of public domain titles (http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/ebooklist.html) available to the public.
ebrary (http://www.ebrary.com) provides technology solutions and information services for libraries and other organizations. Its databases of books, maps, sheet music, reports and other authoritative content from leading publishers are licensed to libraries and other institutions worldwide.
NetLibrary (http://netlibrary.com), a division of Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC), is a nonprofit organization and leader in computer-based cataloging, reference, resource sharing, digitization and preservation service to libraries worldwide. NetLibrary's eContent solution is the most broadly adopted in the market, making the online content of more than 400 publishers and eContent providers available through more than 12,000 libraries worldwide. In addition to a catalog of more than 75,000 eBooks, NetLibrary now offers a growing collection of eJournals and databases, and has launched a new Digital Audiobook offering.
OverDrive (http://www.overdrive.com) provides Digital Rights Management (DRM) services utilizing Microsoft Corporation's platform technologies. Its subsidiary, Content Reserve (http://www.contentreserve.com/), provides e-books and other digital products in Microsoft Reader, Adobe Reader and PDA formats. Overdrive has also launched Digital Library Reserve, Inc. (http://www.dlrinc.com/) to compete with Netlibrary.
Dowse (http://www.dowse.com/e-book-publishers.html) has list of e-book publishers
Ebooksnbytes (http://www.ebooksnbytes.com) provides information about e-books, including a review of publishers (http://www.ebooksnbytes.com/publishers.shtml).
Mary Wolf's Guide To Electronic Publishers (http://www.maryzwolf.com/epub.html) and other e-Book information.
Piers Anthony's Survey of Internet Book Publishers (http://www.hipiers.com/publishing.html#publishers) has annotation by Piers Anthony.
Eastgate Systems Inc. (http://www.eastgate.com) claims to be the primary source for hypertext books and documents.
Dan Poynter's Para Publishing (http://parapub.com) popularized self publishing, but his book has only one chapter on electronic publishing.
dmoz Open Directory Project E-Books page (http://dmoz.org/Computers/E-Books/) emphasizes publishers and technical information.
eBookAd.com (http://ebookad.com) is primarily a portal for the eBook community, but has also grown to become a eBookstore, and a distributor of hardware.
Infolibrarian (http://www.infolibrarian.com) has selected articles on e-Books and publishing (http://www.infolibrarian.com/eart.htm#eletonic) from the perspective of a librarian.
Know Better (http://www.knowbetter.com) is an extensive site covering everything relating to the electronic book business.
Literary Leaps (http://www.literaryleaps.com/) brings you one of the web's most comprehensive collections of publishing and book-related links.
Literary Market Place.com (http://www.literarymarketplace.com/lmp/us/index_us.asp) provides information about the book publishing industry including access to databases of agents and publishers.
Piers Anthony's Survey of Internet Book Publishing Services (http://www.hipiers.com/publishing.html#services) has annotation by Piers Anthony.
Ralan Conley's Webstravaganza (http://www.ralan.com) This site has listings of markets, agents, author organizations, book stores, jobs, copyright information, courses, and critique groups. Much of the site seems oriented toward traditional publishing.
Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography (http://info.lib.uh.edu/sepb/sepb.html) presents selected articles, books, e-documents, and other sources about scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet.
Teleread (http://www.teleread.org) is a blog and a portal with up-to-date information about e-books.
American Association of Publishers (AAP) (http://www.publishers.org/digital/index.cfm) Digital Policy/E-book Project
AAUP Electronic Publishing Resources (http://aaupnet.org/resources/electronic.html) represents electronic publishing at university presses.
The DAISY Consortium (http://www.daisy.org) enables digital talking books.
The Electronic Literature Organization (http://www.eliterature.org) promotes the writing/reading of electronic literature.
Electronically Published Internet Connection (EPIC) (http://www.epicauthors.org) is a nonprofit professional organization for authors interested in electronic publishing.
National Writer's Union (NWU) (http://www.nwu.org), UAW Local 1981/AFL-CIO is a union for serious writers, not necessarily successful writers.
Open eBook Forum (http://www.openebook.org/) is an international trade and standards organization for the electronic publishing industries.
Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC) (http://www.oclc.org/), is a global nonprofit cooperative that provides computer-based cataloging, reference, resource sharing, digitalization, and preservation services to libraries worldwide. One of its divisions is NetLibrary.
Publishers Marketing Association (PMA) (http://www.pma-online.org/) is the largest non-profit trade association helping independent publishers
Book Announcements (http://www.bookannouncements.com/) offers several promotional packages for authors, including the distribution of a press release and advertising.
Books And Authors (http://www.booksandauthors.net) provides services for authors.
Muse Media (http://www.musemedia.net) provides publicity and public relation services, website design, book jacket design, editing, co-authoring, ghost writing, and proofreading.
Association Of Authors' Representatives (AAR) (http://www.aar-online.org) provides an unusual list of agents
Bookpublisher.com (http://www.bookpublisher.com/) provides print-on-demand and other publishing services.
Ebookstand (http://ebookstand.com) is a printer that provides a range of services.
Publishing Professionals (http://www.pubprof.com) has 30 years experience in typesetting, design, publishing, and printing.
RPI Print On Demand (http://www.rpiprint.com/) is a full-time printing company specializing in fast short-run (trade) paperback novels.
EServer (http://eserver.org/) is a growing online community where hundreds of writers, artists, editors and scholars gather to publish and discuss their works.
Writer's Relief (http://www.wrelief.com) has a range of services that allow the writer to focus on writing.
Writing-World (http://www.writing-world.com) provides articles on writing, links to other resources, and market information.
Planet PDF (http://www.planetpdf.com/index.asp), focuses on e-Book publishing on Adobe Acrobat and PDF software.
WebDesignerz.com (http://ebooks.designerz.com/) provides web intelligence about the production of e-Books.
E-Book format comparisions are presented at:
In addition to HTML, Instant eBook (hypertext readable only by Internet Explorer on a Microsoft operating system), Microsoft Word and plain text, there is Adobe Reader (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html) for e-Books in a PDF format. Other formats are briefly described in the following paragraphs.The Hiebook (http://www.ebookad.com/hiebook/feat.php3) is a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) with many features,icluding reading e-Books downloaded to the PDA.
Microsoft Reader (http://www.microsoft.com/reader/info/features/) works with the Pocket PC handheld device and is fully compatible with Win95/98/2000/NT desktop and laptop computers.
The Mobipocket Reader (http://www.mobipocket.com/) is a universal eBook reader for all PDAs. Standard reader and content production tools can be downloaded for free. MS Office files can be converted and read on a Mobipocket reader.
There are several readers for the PalmOS including the eReader (http://www.palmdigitalmedia.com/product/reader/browse/free). Other formats are described at Hendebooks.com (http://www.handebooks.com/formats/palmformats.html).
Avantgo (http://www.avantgo.com/) is a free service that delivers thousands of mobile websites to consumers on their handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs) and smartphones. It can provide access to daily news sites, e-Books, and libraries.
Google Library Project (http://print.google.com/googleprint/library.html) plans to digitize millions of volumes and make the public domain titles freely readable online.
The Million Book Project (http://www.archive.org/details/millionbooks) of Carnagie Mellon University will digitize a million books by 2005 to create a free-to-read, searchable digital library. It appears that the project is behind schedule.
XLibris: An Active Reading Machine (http://www.fxpal.com/?p=xlibris) is a prototype interface for reading developed at the FX Palo Alto Laboratory to explore the question "can computers help us read?"
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God's Phone Number
Some folks who watched Jim Carrey's Bruce Almighty decided to try giving God a phone call.
Apparently, the number was picked because it does not exist in Buffalo, NY (the setting of the movie).
Unfortunately, the seven-digit number shown in the movie is correctly assigned to some phone subscribers in other places. I just hope the increase in calls won't force those phone owners to sue each caller for being a nuisance.
I haven't seen the movie. Hmmm... I wonder if that seven-digit number is already taken by some Globe, SMART or Sun Cellular cellphone subscriber.
Nope, I won't post the number here even after I find out what it is. Just go see Bruce Almighty. ;-)
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