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Policy making is closely related to politics, the polis and the rule of the state. It is usually governments that people target when they want policy change, particularly in Australia where we have traditionally expected them to fix our public ills. We have a long tradition of expecting state involvement in areas such as wage fixing, dispute resolution, utilities, transport and creating fairness. Perhaps this is because of our history: we were set up by a government and didn't have much private money. However, what happens when that traditional relationship changes, particularly with respect to public and social policies that affect us all? To answer this it is first necessary to understand whether there is a difference between public and social policy, and even economic and social policy?
Over the last two decades there have been major shifts in ideology and implementation. Starting in the early eighties, we began to follow the USA and UK, and market-based economic models tended to dominate all government policies. Those of us interested in the 'good society', or at least a better society, were told that we cannot afford the social policies unless we get the economy right first. The result was an orgy of neo-liberal based shifts in most Anglophone countries, which changed the relationships between governments and their citizens. This ended the post-war reforms of government which had seen a gradual growth in government services and activities, often referred to as the 'welfare state'.
This set of policies was the result of the pre-World War Two growth of non-democratic movements such as fascism. These had created fears that excess poverty and disorder would create an environment ripe for totalitarian takeovers. The response was the development of a consensus on the need for more government intervention, both to fulfil Keynesian prescriptions for growth and to offer services through the welfare state to create more equity, and presumably, order.
By the late seventies, the post war boom had bust and other forms of economic argument became ascendant. One of the alternative ideas was that the state had outgrown its uses and was not the best way to deliver services; hence a market model should be adopted, not just for private but also for public purposes. Phrases like 'not rowing but steering' and 'customers' rather than citizens, for users of state services, including for prisoners, became commonplace. The idea of the public sphere as a universal provider was reinterpreted to mean the offering only of a safety net for those who couldn't afford to user pay. The results have been major shifts in the underpinnings of public policy which have affected most areas of daily life.
Increasingly, we are pushed into taking out private health insurance, saving for our own old age, sending our children to private schools and private child care, and paying for our own post-school education. We also now have to drive on tollways, choose our phone companies and other formerly public-run utilities, and purchase services from NGOs and commercial groups rather than having the government provide them for us. Governments have moved from being providers of services to funders and/or regulators. Some areas have been left to self-regulation, others have found they may be subject to increasing levels of regulation. All this, yet the government's tax take has not shrunk.
Recent shifts in government polices suggest that the neo-liberal domination is no longer so universal. Despite some continued reform and deregulation, many of the latest policies have been shifts toward centralised power and increasing interference with many aspects of private behaviour. There is a new moralism in some areas of government policy that seems non-liberal, along with an increasing interest in social cohesion and official patriotism, which sits oddly with globalisation. Despite the rhetoric of small government, the present Federal government's tax take is one of the highest on record and there is a growth in federal centralism that also sits oddly with traditional liberalism. These moves echo international neo-conservative tendencies that use government power to promote certain values.
There are many in the government who are puzzled by their lack of visibility as a provider. They are keen to promote what they do for us and are now investing in advertising and logos to increase their legitimacy and visibility. To do this, they will need to confront the view in the community that public services are not there for all of us, and the increasing anxiety about the need to do well financially to be able to afford alternatives.
Recent Morgan polls show levels of trust in government and politicians are very low, well down on their earlier levels in the seventies. Can democracy survive a lack of trust in such fundamental institutions? Do the shifts of legitimacy of the public sphere, such as health and education, add to the possibility of a damaging democratic deficit? What levels of anxiety and self-provision are manageable by the community? Maybe it is time to initiate a debate on what should be the role of the public sphere. Some nostalgically assume that we should return to the seventies and move back to more and more publicly owned and run services. However, they have forgotten that some of the reform-support in the eighties came from people's lack of satisfaction with the faults of large public bureaucracies, and their inability to move or respond to change.
So we need some new ways of conceiving the role of the public sphere that do not repeat past errors on both sides the political divides. We need to explore whether there are other ways of running not-for-profit, public services. We need to decide which risks we want to share through taxes and universal services. We need to know which services for which we are prepared to pay. We also need to discuss how much we are prepared to pay in taxes for universal services as opposed to saving for our own purchases. With an ageing population some of these issues become very crucial.
I would like to see a policy debate that takes the desired public sphere as an overarching theme and look at issues with this in mind. The questions include: who takes the responsibility for funding, providing and/or regulating certain services; what are the effects of the often under-explored shifts over the past decade of government services to the private sphere and their replacement with funding and regulation; what are the effects of privatisation, corporatisation, deregulation, self-regulation and the massive shifts to user pays that have occurred over the last two decades; and finally, were these shifts justified or were they the result of neo-liberal dogma applied willy-nilly?
In recent times we have experienced major shifts of risk from the collective, public services to individuals. Much of this has been justified on the basis of offering choice. Is choice what we really want? Is too much choice a problem? Who wants education, health, safety, housing, transport, public spaces and other such services to be a matter of choice? What effect does this type of policy shift have on our sense of community, our ability to belong and connect? Is some form of materialism a response to anxiety, or are we actually happier when motivated by self-interest?
I have posed many questions about the limits of state intervention with very few answers. The answers will come but they need to be preceded by careful consideration and debate. Community workshops and online forums such as the Centre for Policy Development provide opportunities to start this important discussion. Developing policy should begin with defining the role of the state.


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We come from many spiritual and/or religious backgrounds.
If you would like to assist us in praying for all those who request help,
then please join our prayer circle.
Thank you for helping all our brothers and sisters who are in need.
God Bless You & Yours and stay in the "A Circle of Light".
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Most emails I send out with prayer requests are 14k and hotmail bounces them, saying to big.

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First class airline seats have come a long way in recent years, and many are now classified as "suites" instead of just first class seats. The difference ? Effectively, for many airlines this means that each seat is contained in a higher-sided pod / cubicle, and often a sliding door is added, and the term "suite" can be applied. There is often no difference in seat or bed comfort, and it is largely a case of increased privacy being available.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CIM Group and AMC Theatres announced today they have signed a lease to bring a new AMC Dine-in Theatre to Chicago at Block Thirty Seven, the five-story, 275,000-square-foot shopping, dining, and entertainment destination located at State and Randolph Streets in Chicago's Loop. The all new AMC Dine-In Theatres at Block Thirty Seven will include 11 auditoriums, along with its signature MacGuffin's Bar & Lounge in the Theatre lobby. It will occupy approximately 44,000 square feet on the fourth floor of Block Thirty Seven.
Scheduled to open by early 2016, AMC Dine-in Theatres at Block Thirty Seven will be the first AMC in Chicago to offer its premier Cinema Suites® experience, which is for adults at least 18 years old and features reserved seating in plush, power recliners with individual swivel tables for upscale in-theatre dining, as well as cocktails for guests who are 21 years and older. At the push-of-a-button, a server will arrive to take an order from the full menu of appetizers, entrees and desserts, and an array of cocktails, wine and beer as well as sodas and non-alcoholic specialty drinks.
"As the market leader in Chicago and the leader in guest experience, we're thrilled to announce we're bringing our guests the amazing AMC Dine-In Theatres concept, which will serve as a perfect complement to our other nearby popular AMC theatres," said Mark McDonald, executive vice president of Development at AMC. "In addition to the AMC Dine-In Theatres at the Block Thirty Seven location, guests also have the option of our newly plush-recliner renovated AMC 600 N. Michigan 6 featuring the incredibly comfortable plush, power recliners and MacGuffins Bar, as well as the always popular AMC River East 21."
Securing this top cinema concept for Block Thirty Seven was a significant component in CIM's long-range program to enhance the mix of offerings that appeal to area workers, residents and visitors. Earlier this year, CIM announced that it had signed two new restaurant concepts to Block Thirty Seven – a 22,000-square-foot sophisticated casual multi-concept dining hall to be created by Richard Sandoval Restaurants on the third floor; and a new 5,000-square-foot restaurant and bar concept from the Lawless Family, which is well-known for their other prominent Chicago restaurants, The Gage and Henri, on the ground floor at the corner of Randolph and Dearborn Streets.
Block Thirty Seven features an array of retail tenants such as Anthropologie, Sephora, Disney, Eileen Fisher, and Zara as well as fast-casual dining on its lower levels. It is located directly across the street from Macy's State Street, the second largest department store in the nation. It is also in the heart of Chicago's State Street retail corridor, which attracts millions of local customers and tourists annually.
CIM is also underway with the construction of the 34-story, 690-unit apartment tower above Block Thirty Seven. Positioned on the northern portion of the block, the tower will offer sweeping city views, a fifth-floor amenity deck including an outdoor pool and spa, a rooftop spa and fitness center, and other top-tier resident amenities and services.
CIM identified the Chicago Loop as a community possessing the attributes that fit CIM's longstanding investment model that focuses on urban districts positioned for economic expansion with solid infrastructure and transportation networks.
AMC is set to open its first AMC Dine-In Theatres in the Chicago area in December when renovations at AMC Yorktown in Lombard, Illinois, are complete. AMC Yorktown 18 will feature the AMC Red Kitchen concept.
About CIM Group
CIM Group is a leading real estate and infrastructure investment firm that since 1994 has systematically and successfully invested in dynamic and densely populated communities throughout North America. CIM Group draws on its experienced team of real estate, investment and finance professionals to identify and pursue investment opportunities in three primary strategic categories: repositioning and development projects in established and emerging urban areas; well-positioned operating properties in transitional and established districts; and infrastructure. CIM manages three distinct portfolios, including opportunistic, stabilized and infrastructure funds, each of which are diversified by geography and type of property within that risk profile. Headquartered in Los Angeles, CIM maintains regional offices in New York, the San Francisco Bay Area and Bethesda, Maryland. For more information, please visit www.cimgroup.com
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AMC Theatres (NYSE: AMC) is the guest experience leader with 341 locations and 4,945 screens in the United States. AMC has propelled industry innovation and continues today by delivering more comfort and convenience, enhanced food & beverage, greater engagement and loyalty, premium sight & sound, and targeted programming. AMC operates the most productive theatres in the country's top markets, including No. 1 market share in the top three markets (NY, LA, Chicago). www.amctheatres.com


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THE Melbourne Storm alarm clock went off 40 minutes too late again and a horrible first half led to a humbling 12-10 loss to Penrith last night.
MATCH CENTRE: PANTHERS v STORM
The Panthers failed to score in the second half but didn't need to after scoring three first-half tries against the visitors and coach Craig Bellamy questioned his team's motivation.
"I can't remember seeing, at halftime, as many blank eyes. They just didn't look excited about being here,'' Bellamy said.
After ending an early set terribly with a fourth-tackle kick from winger Sisa Waqa one Storm player was heard screaming, "What was that?''
Everyone watching thought the same thing as Storm battled for 40 minutes, surged late but still suffered its first loss to Penrith since 2005.
Last time Storm lost two games in a row, it lost five in a row, and Manly next Monday night is their next challenge.
After last week' loss to Canberra, Melbourne players acknowledged they had to stop falling behind on the scoreboard before they clicked into gear.
But eight days stewing on that loss had no effect and Melbourne was slow out of the blocks again, with the same result.
"We don't particularly like losing, no team does. But we always seem to bounce back pretty well the next week and put in a pretty solid performance,'' Storm skipper Cameron Smith said.
"But it was almost a replica of last week. We just lacked a lot of energy early on and that's where the Panthers got us.''
The Panthers, though, perfectly executed a game-plan with efficiency around the ruck, precision with kicks and finishing speed.
"We watched what Canberra did to them,'' Penrith halfback Luke Walsh said.
"All we wanted to do was complete our sets and see what happens from there.
"It was an awesome game to win, I've never beaten Melbourne ever.''
Penrith's pace and sure footing brought Melbourne undone, creating misreads and missed tackles galore; 18 in the first 40 minutes alone.
During the opening stanza Storm was no good with the football, rarely getting into a decent attacking position.
The visitor's completion rate stayed below 50 per cent early, before climbing towards 70 per cent by game's end as they failed to control the football.
"Our completions early were woeful. You can't win if you don't hold the football,'' Storm prop Bryan Norrie said.
As Storm chased tail in the second half it continued to play loose dishing up 15 offloads, with five ending in turnovers.
The Panthers, clinging to their lead, defending stoutly and stuck to their game-plan.
Storm was only down 12-0 at the break, thanks to three missed conversions from Penrith's Luke Walsh but was way off the pace and being out-played.
Walsh kicked to avoid Storm fullback Billy Slater when more than 30m from the tryline, then attacked with zeal when closer, using speed on the edges with great effectiveness.
Through Melbourne's seven wins the open defence out wide was an issue. Winger Matt Duffie was dropped because of it.
It hasn't got any better. Penrith flyer Dave Simmons scored twice in the opening half on the right side, while Travis Robinson scored on the left.
Melbourne went scoreless in the first half for the first time this season and two second-half tries, as much good luck as good management, got Storm to within two points with 15 minutes to go.
Possession was in their favour and everyone expected Storm to win but Penrith would not be denied.
PENRITH 12 (D Simmons 2 T Robinson tries) bt MELBOURNE 10 (J Bromwich S Waqa tries C Smith goal) at Centrebet Stadium. Referee: Gavin Badger, Alan Shortall. Crowd: 7,803.
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WEATHER UPDATE: If we get rain on Friday (as is currently predicted) we ARE still gathering at the camp. If our campfire gets rained out, we will move into the camp's new chapel, which has plenty of space to hang out, eat and play some games together.
Join us on Friday night Oct. 3 for Connect's Fall Family Hangout at Woodland Lakes Christian Camp in Amelia Ohio.
If you are looking for ways to better "connect" with your church family, what could be better than spending time together around a campfire in October?
We'll get started at the camp — which is one of the missions Connect supports — at 6:30 p.m. with a chili supper. Please bring a crockpot of your favorite chili recipe to share. We'll be near the shelter by the basketball courts, so outlets will be available. (The church will provide bowls, spoons, etc.)
After that, we'll move on to S'mores, of course.
We'll wrap up by 10 p.m., but families can leave whenever they need to head out.
Building community together is crucial to our church, so we hope your whole family can join us for the Connect Christian Church Fall Family Hangout — the first of plenty more hangouts that we'll be planning throughout the year.
Woodland Lakes Christian Camp is just outside of Amelia at 3054 Lindale-Mt Holly Rd, Amelia, OH 45102
What else to bring?
- Chairs & drinks for your family
- Marshmallow roasters (if you have them)
Questions? Please talk to Erin Naylor, who is coordinating planning.
Jump over to the Facebook Event page and let us know you are coming.
More ways to build community at Connect Christian Church this fall
- Get involved in a Connect Group (deadline Sept. 7)
- Connect Kids Nov. 8 Princess Party for girls
- Connect Kids Nov. 15 Skyzone Blastoff Party for boys
- Connect Students meet most Sunday nights


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The British love talking about the weather; they even love talking about the weather forecasts, so they were rewarded yesterday when the clouds swirling towards the UK formed an unusual shape.
The phallic shape, with attendant globes, certainly spells unusual weather for the people of Cornwall. It was broadcast by the BBC's South-West local weather report, and when one eagle-eyed viewer, Tom Wiggins spotted it, he quickly replayed the forecast on his computer and filmed it for the popular video-sharing website Vine.
It won't be long before it goes viral, as the Vine loops are climbing all the time – so enjoy!


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If you plan on taking your smart phone to Stradbally, the good folks at Electric Picnic have created their very own app for the festival weekender.
The official app lets festival-goers create a personal planner, outlining exactly who you want to see and where they are playing on the Stradbally Estate.
You can set reminders and just find out general information about all of the acts taking to the several stages at Electric Picnic.
Eager punters are raring to go for what's guaranteed to be the weekend of the year on the Irish festival scene.
Music fans have been tweeting their excitement in the run-up to Stradbally time, while some desperadoes are still scrambling for tickets to the sold out event.


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In mobile production, space can be tight- and so can time! You need live production systems that not only take size and power into consideration, but are optimized to work seamlessly together to make sure you do not miss any of the action. Reliability and speed of operation is critical during the event, as well as how fast and easy set-up and configuration can be performed between events.
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Because it is necessary to accommodate operators of all backgrounds, ViewControl makes it possible to create an entire live production from a simple and very intuitive interface. Complex transition elements are shown as thumbnails surrounding the live source windows. Running the show is now as simple as touching the screen. A powerful Ross DashBoard LiveAssist control interface combines with the MediaManager browser to provide intuitive control over switcher settings, Media Store graphics and animations. With simple access from PC and MAC, DashBoard and MediaManager are the perfect Carbonite Black companions.
Direct control of external devices is simple. Servers, Robotic Cameras, select Audio Mixers and, of course XPression motion graphics systems can all be integrated.
XPression's lightning fast recall times, ability to interface with live data, and to be controlled both manually and from custom applications at the same time, make it an ideal solution for your live sports productions. Both XML data for stats and "clock and score" from major scoreboard manufacturers can be processed simultaneously in XPression. Frame-accurate switcher integration with Carbonite Black for cost-effective single channel workflows without compromising graphic quality is also possible. XPression Project Server can be used to send updates into the field on game day with appropriate IT connectivity.
XPression Studio is an all-in-one creation and playout tool for the most demanding of your live productions. Build scenes and templates in Layout Mode, then switch to Sequence Mode to play them out. There is no need for you to change programs or move to another workstation. This powerful, operator-driven solution is perfect for mobile productions. XPression Studio's intuitive user interface and operator-friendly features will get you creating live productions faster with limited training requirements.
When you need a production clip server for live production that incorporates the latest advances in IT technologies, XPression Clips offers you instant recall times and back-to-back clip transitions from an intuitive user interface or via automation triggers from other devices like Carbonite production switchers.
Social media is another important lifestyle trend, and an opportunity to engage viewers into live productions.
Social media is a medium accessible to anyone, but up until now, there were few easy ways of integrating all forms of social media into one unified dashboard. Inception is changing that, providing the ability to publish content to social media and the Web, discover and curate content for your live productions, or engage your audience through social media polling with real-time results.
Inception Social is a platform to monitor, create and publish content for a wide range of social media services including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and a growing list of others. It is an application environment to work on social media tasks such as creating and submitting content for publication. The system includes a toolset to discover and curate social media content for use in live productions, as well as bring text and image content from social media into graphics displays and playout.
openGear modular frames and cards provide signal processing and conversion, and are based on an open standard.
These open architecture signal processing solutions offer a wide range of analog and digital products to cover A/V distribution, conversion and interface needs that are applicable everywhere, including 24/7 and live production deployments.
If you need IP and signal conversion, embedders, fiber and IP transport, distribution amplifiers, synchronization, Ross can offer all of this. Most of the time we're confident that Ross makes the modular solution you're looking for, but if you need something special, the openGear community of manufacturers, and it's a very large community, makes cards and solutions that integrate seamlessly into the openGear rack frame and DashBoard control system.
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Directed by Simuel Denell Rankins, this full movie with audio in English (original language) was premiered in 2009. The movie, whose libretto belongs to Simuel Denell Rankins, it is an original production of USA. You can watch Jack Squad online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2009.
Rating: 5 by 38 users./
Runtime: 123 minutes
Dawn Halfkenny, Onira Tares, Patshreba Villegas, Benjamin Anderson, Michael Angelo, Tabitha Christopher, Qiana Nichol, Damian Oliver, Jerry Brown, Valerie Martin, Carol Reid, Jerome Ro Brooks, Jeronique Bartley, Jon Chaffin, Jevocas Green and Marcus Chase.
Drama, Comedy.
123-minute film (full movie) directed by Simuel Denell Rankins.
The original audio of Jack Squad has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in USA.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2009.
Screenplay written by Simuel Denell Rankins.
Christopher Peters.
Simuel Denell Rankins, Mboya Peters, Christopher Peters and Andrea Dingley.
This film was produced and / or financed by The Simboya Entertainment Group.
Maverick Entertainment.
Without commercial breaks, the full movie Jack Squad has a duration of 123 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in EnglishDolby Digital in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
See the page of this full movie, Jack Squad in FULLTV Movies.


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Dominic Cooper, Garrett Hedlund, Luke Evans and Joel Edgerton will screentest for the Bourne Legacy lead role next month.
Deadline reports that the four actors will audition for writer/director Tony Gilroy's spinoff of Matt Damon's spy saga in the first week of April.
Shia LaBeouf is also said to be a contender to lead the movie, while Taylor Kitsch and Logan Marshall-Green have been named as possible stars.
The Bourne Legacy will not feature Damon's Jason Bourne character. Instead, according to Gilroy, it will show audiences "the bigger picture, the bigger canvas" surrounding the spy's actions in the previous three movies.
Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire and Josh Hartnett were recently named as potential stars for The Bourne Legacy.
The movie is due to arrive in cinemas in 2012.


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Batman Is Alive, Real And Living In Dubai
Bruce Wayne, better known as Batman, appears to have moved out of Gotham for a new home in the UAE.
According to a video and photos posted by Matt Hardigree of Jalopnik, not only is this Batmobile in Dubai, it is actually being driven by its owner in one of the richest cities in the world.
With all the wild cars that are seen throughout Dubai, this still has the power to turn heads and will definitely keep everyone in order.
Unfortunately, we could not reach Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, or Christian Bale for comment.


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A day before the IDSA Medical Design Conference in Boston, join two, in-situ workshops at Boston Children's Hospital and dive deep with experts in medical design. Separate registration is open now for the two, pre-conference workshops on March 28.
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Registration is open for the inaugural SQ1 Conference, set for Oct. 6 to 7 in Chicago—developed by students and led by Hector Silva, chair of IDSA's Chicago Chapter and IDSA's Young Educator of the Year for 2017.
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December North Sea Oil Output Set To Jump By 11.5%
LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - North Sea daily oil output tracked by Reuters is set to jump by 11.5 percent in December from November, which traders said the market would struggle to absorb unless there is a pick-up in the number of shipments heading to Asia.
"With just one VLCC a month going to Asia, North Sea differentials have been fairly stable, but this increase in volume is likely to weigh on differentials," a trader said.
November's cargoes have been slow to clear, and physical crude prices have slipped over the week. The rise in North Sea output could add pressure to the main global crude benchmark - the Brent futures contract - which has already fallen to a four-year low below $79 a barrel.
Output from 12 of the main British and Norwegian crude streams is set to average 2.028 million barrels per day (bpd) in December, up from a revised 1.819 million bpd in November.
November's volumes have been revised downwards because the loading dates of three Ekofisk cargoes, two Forties, one Oseberg and one Brent cargo were pushed back into December.
As a result, the Brent, Forties, Oseberg and Ekofisk streams, which underpin dated Brent, will load 1.007 million bpd in December, up 19.9 percent on November's daily loadings.
To date, only one VLCC has been fixed to Asia for November, and an early fixture for December failed. Traders noted that freight rates had increased, limiting arbitrage opportunities, especially as Middle Eastern and local Asian crudes are currently cheap.
"Without the Asian option to relieve the pressure of growing supplies, the overhang in the Atlantic Basin will grow longer," analysts at JBC Energy said.
On the flip side, if freight rates keep rising, it could restrict the amount of West African crude moving to Europe, and force European refiners to buy North Sea crudes.
Refinery margins are currently fairly robust because of tightness in both the European gasoline and diesel markets.
A Rotterdam refinery cracking Brent was making $8.39 a barrel on Nov. 13, according to Reuters' models, up from an average of $5.80 a barrel in October.
"Cracks are extraordinarily strong and product stocks are low," a trader said.
End-user demand is also quite healthy due to lower outright prices, which have encouraged consumers to stock up on heating oil and drive their cars more.
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Accession Number : AD0751624
Title : Nonlinear Electroelastic Equations for Small Fields Superposed on a Bias.
Descriptive Note : Technical rept.,
Corporate Author : RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INST TROY N Y MECHANICS DIV
Personal Author(s) : Baumhauer,J. C. ; Tiersten,H. F.
Report Date : OCT 1972
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Abstract : The nonlinear differential equations and boundary conditions in small field variables, for small fields superposed on large static biasing states, are obtained from general rotationally invariant nonlinear electroelastic equations derived previously. The small field equations are directly applicable in the consistent description of parametric effects in high coupling piezoelectric materials in terms of the fundamental material parameters. The application of the equations to homogeneously polarized ferroelectrics reveals that in the linear limit the electroelastic equations are identical with the equations of linear piezoelectricity for the symmetry of the polarized state. The influence of a thickness directed homogeneous biasing electric field on the thickness vibrations of a piezoelectric plate, to second order in the biasing field, has been determined. (Author)
Descriptors : (*ELASTIC PROPERTIES, *ELECTROSTATICS), CONTINUUM MECHANICS, PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT, FERROELECTRICITY, ELECTROSTRICTION, ELECTRIC FIELDS, NONLINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS, TENSOR ANALYSIS
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Sea Dragon: Activity Level at Kom Ombo Concession at Peak
Sea Dragon has provided the following update on its operations in Egypt.
NW Gemsa concession - AI Amir SE No. 7 well
The AI Amir SE #7 well was spud on November 27th. The well has reached the 9 5/8" casing point just below the Kareem Formation top. Preliminary petrophysical analysis of the logs run indicate 6 feet of oil pay in South Gharib Formation, extending the AI Amir South Gharib oil pool to the west. Casing was set at 9,650 feet and the well is now drilling below 10,960 feet towards the targeted depth of 16,750 feet.
The primary target for this well is the Kareem Formation and the secondary target is the Lower Rudeis Formation where gas and condensates were tested in the adjacent AI Amir SE #6 well and also encountered in the AI Ola X-l well. The well is expected to delineate the western limits of the AI Amir SE field and is anticipated to be completed as a water injector in preparation for commencing water injection in the field. Water flooding of the AI Amir field is expected to provide significant additions to reserves and production.
Production from the AI Amir SE and Geyad fields is currently running steady at around 8,500 bopd. Cumulative production from the concession has now reached 4.2mmbbls of 42 degree API crude oil.
Sea Dragon has a 10% working interest in the NW Gemsa Concession with Vegas Oil at 50% as operator and Circle Oil Pic with 40%.
Kom Ombo Concession
AI Baraka #11 Well
The well was completed in the Six Hills "E" Formation and placed on production.
AI Baraka #3 and #7 Wells
These two wells have now been fraced and nitrogen lifted for clean up. Down-hole tubulars are being reinstalled in preparation for placing the wells back on production.
AI Baraka #5 Well
This well is currently being tied in and will be placed on production shortly.
AI Baraka SE-1 Well
This well is currently shut in with a parted rod string. It is scheduled for a work-over operation following which the well will be returned to production. The areal extent of the Kom Ombo sands is currently being evaluated with the view of identifying future development drilling locations.
Al Baraka #13 Well
The well was spud on December 12th and drilled to its total depth of 4,800 feet. The main target being the Abu Ballas Formation was successfully encountered but was found to be in pressure communication with the AI Baraka #1 well. Since the Abu Ballas reserves are already being adequately recovered from the AI Baraka #1, the well was plugged and abandoned.
Memphis-1 Well
The Memphis-1 exploratory well was spud on December 27, 2010 and drilled to its total depth of 5,200 feet in the basement. It is the first of a three exploratory well commitments to be drilled outside AI Baraka development lease. The well site is located some 28 km northwest of the AI Baraka field and was drilled to test a structure in the northern extension of the Kom Ombo basin.
Excellent reservoir quality rocks were encountered in the Abu Ballas and Six Hills Formations. However, no commercial hydrocarbons were observed and the well was plugged and abandoned.
Exploratory drilling will now move to the south into the general area of the AI Baraka field in closer proximity to the oil Kitchen where several prospects are already mapped.
Current gross production from the AI Baraka field is running at 900 bopd. With the placement of the newly fraced wells back on production along with AI Baraka #5 and AI Baraka SE-1 well, production should begin to rise significantly.
Sea Dragon has a 50% working interest and is a joint operator of the Kom Ombo Concession with Dana Gas Egypt owning the remaining 50%.
Commenting on the latest developments on the Company's operations in Egypt, Company Chairman and CEO, Mr. Said Arrata stated, "Our activity level in Kom Ombo is at its peak with the ongoing fracture stimulation program and the completion and placement of new wells on production. Thus far eleven wells have been drilled in the AI Baraka field, ten of which have been completed as commercial oil producers for an exceptional success ratio of over 90%. We are continuing the drive towards maximizing production and cash flow from both our concessions in Egypt."
- Sea Dragon Boosts Output in Egypt (Apr 01)
- Sea Dragon to Ramp Up Production at NW Gemsa Concession (Jul 25)
- Sea Dragon: Demonstrations Have Little or No Impact on Field Ops (Jan 31)


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Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter, 1860-1861by Holzer, Harold
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Retail Price: $30.00 hardcover
Issue: Summer 2009
Lincoln Before the Inauguration
Harold Holzer has authored or edited some thirty books on Abraham Lincoln, among them one previous monograph, Lincoln at Cooper Union (2004), a widely hailed account of the critical 1860 "speech that made Abraham Lincoln president." His follow-up, Lincoln: President-Elect, is rich with discerning rhetorical analysis and a knack for personalizing Lincoln through revealing anecdotes. It is, however, limited by its narrow focus on Lincoln himself – from a failure to consider his words and actions within the context of the complex events of the secession crisis.
The great strength of this work is its portrayal – perhaps the most complete of any account written of any period in Lincoln's life – of the daily flow of the President-elect's life through the agonizing secession winter. Indeed, Holzer is at his best in those sections of the narrative that move literally day by day. If at times the detail appears gratuitous (Seven pages on Lincoln's decision to grow a beard? Twenty pages on his preparations to leave Springfield for Washington?), at other times his vibrant descriptions of the daily grind make the pages fly, carrying the fascinated reader along almost breathlessly. No other writer has captured so vividly the pageantry and chaos, the grueling schedule and unrelenting strain of Lincoln's long, roundabout journey to the capital. Nor has any other historian of the secession crisis presented a more authentic picture of the ubiquitous crush of office-seekers that dogged the President-elect's every move. Such descriptions not only make Lincoln and his world more real but also provide a powerful portrait of some significant but often overlooked aspects of Lincoln's efforts to deal with secession. Holzer also contributes outstanding rhetorical analyses of some of Lincoln's less noticed speeches, including notes and fragments of speeches never delivered. The author's discussion of the undated apple-of-gold-in-a-picture-of-silver fragment is particularly thoughtful, and thought-provoking. He also makes a strong case for the eloquence and significance of Lincoln's generally overlooked farewell speech of February 11, and uses the post-delivery improvements upon that address as an insightful model for the President-elect's facility in revision.
At times, though, Holzer's rhetorical analysis is frustratingly indistinct. This is particularly true of his descriptions of Lincoln's numerous little speeches along the route from Springfield to Washington. Although the author usefully points out an improvement in the speeches' smoothness and ideological sophistication as Lincoln moved east, his minimalist commentary leaves the reader uncertain of how he reads either their message or their importance. Exacerbating this are inconsistencies in his presentation. Regarding Lincoln's repeated dismissal of the crisis as artificial and his startling challenges to secessionists, Holzer variously blames the President-elect's weariness; attributes the "gaffe" to an "unfortunate" decision to speak extemporaneously (319); praises Lincoln's self-confidence; and describes him as "perhaps a bit out of touch" (329). Twice he quotes such passages with no comment whatever. To Lincoln's most vigorous anti-secession statement, his "iron-fisted" threat to put the foot down firmly against secession, Holzer notes with open admiration a refusal to recognize "that illegitimate event." Missing is any recognition that Lincoln's firm and very public antisecession message was consistent and clearly deliberate.
This might be nitpicking if not for the importance of the topic. Given Lincoln's public silence to that point in the crisis, the nation was closely observing his words, particularly about secession. Thus Holzer's off-handed treatment of Lincoln's hardline statements is significant. In fact, the contradictions among his analyses of these speeches stems from a much larger problem: the book's often conspicuous absence of historical context. One hesitates to criticize a book an author did not write, and Holzer's concern in this work is plainly with Lincoln, not the secession crisis. But at several points, some of them crucial, his assessments and even descriptions of Lincoln's words and decisions are weakened by a failure to consider the events that were shaping them. The inaugural-journey speeches are a case in point. As Lincoln was drafting his stern first inaugural draft and journeying to Washington, two major developments influenced his outlook: a reinvigorated spirit of compromise among Northerners, including several Republican congressmen, in the wake of a near-conflict in Charleston harbor, and a series of antisecession votes in the Upper South. Alarmed by the one and emboldened by the other, Lincoln wished to boost the spirits of demoralized Republicans and now felt confident enough in Southern unionism to do so. By neglecting to discuss congressional compromise negotiations, the battle over secession in the Upper South, and Northern public opinion in general, Holzer isolates Lincoln from the events to which he was responding. It is perhaps inevitable that he is uncertain how to evaluate the secession-related speeches.
The inattention to compromise results in a misrepresentation of its basic issues. On page 252, for example, Holzer expresses surprise that in early February Lincoln grudgingly okayed the Republican proposal to admit New Mexico to statehood under popular sovereignty, a plan which Holzer claims "embraced nearly all of the key Southern demands," so long as no further extension of slavery was permitted. In reality, this proposal came nowhere near meeting key Southern demands, which included acknowledgment of the Dred Scott doctrine that Congress could not ban slave from the territories, a federal slave code to protect slavery in the territories, and the very right to extend slavery into future territories that Lincoln rejected; its acknowledged purpose, in fact, was to divide Southern radicals and conservatives. Thus Lincoln's acquiescence, reluctant though it was, was in keeping with his unfailing rebuff of substantive compromise. Nor, in the context of impending Upper South secession elections – virtually absent in Holzer's discussion – was it very surprising.
Exacerbating this confusion, the author views the crisis from the perspective of the hardline Republicans. To those who favored compromise in 1860-61, the hardliners were war-mongering zealots blindly marching the country into destruction. To hardliners, on the other hand, compromise was a sell-out and conciliationists' honor and courage suspect. Eschewing scholarly distance, Holzer rebukes the compromise movement as – per his closing analysis on page 458 – "unprincipled." Thus on page 130 he find it "astonishing" that James Buchanan would offer the South concessions in his Annual Message, when in fact this attitude was perfectly reasonable given that Buchanan, like most Democrats, blamed the crisis on fanatical antislavery agitation. It is "inexplicable," Holzer writes on page 275, that former Whig president Millard Fillmore would call for the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law in late January, when throughout the crisis even hardliners such as Salmon Chase and Gideon Welles – and Lincoln – agreed on the need for enforcement. As early as mid-November old-line Whigs had gone beyond that and made repeal of Northern personal liberty laws a centerpiece of their procompromise campaign – at around the same time that it was first advocated by Republican moderates such as the New York Times' Henry Raymond. A final example: on page 217, Holzer characterizes as "rebellious" a December mass meeting of some two thousand New York businessmen, concerned for the future of their country, frightened about a severe and worsening financial panic (which the author never mentions, despite quoting several references to it), and calling on Southerners to remain calm and on Congress to find a diplomatic solution.
There are other problems as well. In explaining Lincoln's opposition to compromise, Holzer focuses almost entirely on the President-elect's antislavery principles despite the President-elect's few references to slavery during the crisis. Lincoln's preoccupation with the danger that a postelection compromise posed to constitutional government receives little attention and no substantive analysis even though it comprises most of the anticompromise sentiments actually quoted in the book. In addition, Holzer's remarkably comprehensive primary-source research appears to come at the expense of the secondary literature: his analysis shows few signs of either the influence of or argumentation against the classic works of David Potter, Kenneth Stampp, or William E. Baringer, and no indication at all of having read Daniel Crofts's seminal Reluctant Confederates, one of the most important works ever published on Lincoln during the crisis. Finally, the author's methodology frequently reflects the unfortunate recent trend in Lincoln studies of accepting uncritically the claims of long-after-the-fact reminiscences. Holzer makes regular use of recollections not published until the twentieth century, as well as such notoriously unreliable memoirists as Ward Hill Lamon, Lucius Chittenden, and even the anonymous Public Man, whose concocted "diary" the author on page 398 labels "incisive."
Holzer's achievement in Lincoln President-Elect is most impressive. Current readers come away from his narrative with a profoundly immediate, almost palpable, sense of Lincoln, while future historians will mine the book's wealth of telling anecdotes and hard-to-find details. Had the author been more sensitive to the underlying context of the events he describes, his accomplishment would be formidable indeed.
Russell McClintock is the author of Lincoln and the Decision for War: The Northern Response to Secession (University of North Carolina Press, 2008). He teaches at St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.


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Should an electrical "outlet" be called an "inlet" instead?
I often times asked or remembered throwing this question to our friendly electrician when I was a kid. Appliances, tools and everything electrical that requires to be plugged in order to work necessitates an electrical outlet. But why have our electrical engineers and experts on the "electric world" came up with the word "outlet", where in reality, it is where we plug "in" our electrical items? Should it be revised or reworded as "inlet" instead?
If we look more and analyze it on a much "electric" aspect, our electrical engineers are all correct. Getting the meaning from its literal context and applying a bit of practicality, we all can clearly see that an "outlet" is something or someplace where one can acquire something. Further, it also connotes a certain place where we get things for ourselves. Applying such, an appliance, a tool or whatever it is that is needed to be plugged which is electrical in this case, must look or search for that some place where there is a great source of electricity available thus, the electrical "outlet". We should be very clear that it is through these electrical "outlets" that we plug in our electrical items in order for it to generate the amount of electricity or electrical power that will enable it to work. The electrical "outlet" in return will do basically what it is supposed to do which is to supply the needed amount of electrical power "out" to the electrical item in order for it to function properly.
On a lighter approach, it can be said that not all terms that are worded to make it sound to function as it is are true enough in its context. We must them look more deeply first and analyze the possible reasons in order to narrow down and target the answers to our quite unnatural queries of the mind.


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Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material.
Coventry, Midlands.
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) on dais cutting tape to open site for new shopping centre which is to be built. People waving and cheering. Pan, Princess walking across green with Mayor W. H. Malcolm, to greet old people. Close up shot of Mrs Emma Morton - 99 years old. Angle shot, Princess talking to old woman. Group of children - one boy sucking thumb. Angle shot of Princess talking to Mrs Morton, who is deaf.
Close up shot of a sign 'City of Coventry Arena of Industries'. Back view, Princess and Mayor looking at turbine engine exhibit. Close up shot of Princess talking to Mayor. Top view, Princess and Mayor, pan to exhibits. Close up, pan, Princess smiling and walks past camera. Pan, Princess and Mayor walking past exhibit.
Possibly connected with 48/43 - MD.
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GTBank, Etisalat Partner to Offer New Retail Banking Service, GTEasySavers
Etisalat Nigeria, one of Nigeria's most innovative telecommunications company and Guaranty Trust Bank Plc., have partnered to introduce GTEasySavers, a savings account that is easy to open and operate via any Etisalat mobile phone.
Speaking on the partnership, CEO, Etisalat Nigeria, Matthew Willsher said: "This is a new chapter in the continuing growth of the banking industry as it enables account opening via an Etisalat phone which makes it more convenient for individuals to carry out transactions."
Etisalat subscribers can conveniently open a GTEasySavers account without any initial documentation by simply dialing the USSD short code – "737*0#" on their mobile phones, and they will receive a 10 digit GTBank account number via SMS immediately.
The new service also provide subscribers N200 worth of airtime from Etisalat when they save up to N5,000. Benefits for account holders also include higher interest rates on savings and quarterly rewards. The transaction limits on this account is N20, 000 for single deposits and maximum cumulative of N200,000 account balance at any point in time.


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Referees rise above game's serial culprits
Referees in the Barclays Premier League usually receive less than £2,000 a week. How unfair it often seems that footballers should get dozens of times as much when the match officials are generally smart and the players apt to behave with a stupidity that appears almost wilful.
Thus it was yesterday, not just at Loftus Road, where Chelsea's reputation for professionalism was sullied by a horrid hybrid of a display that blended cheating and thuggishness — there were all too few exemptions from one charge or the other — and left the excellent Chris Foy with no option but to dismiss José Bosingwa and Didier Drogba, and give the yellow card a multiple airing.
At Old Trafford, there was only one serious culprit in Jonny…


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Hungarian Anthology A Collection of Poems
1966 · Toronto
by GROSZ, Joseph et al.
Toronto: Pannonia, 1966. Very Good. Second edition. Very good Book faded along edges. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. (Inventory #: 242947)


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Management Team
John Rossi – Founder
- LEED accredited design professional and registered architect with nearly twenty years of architectural, interior and industrial design experience
- Work has gained multiple LEED Certifications, including two LEED Platinum ratings
- Co-founder of an award-winning modular home-building company that specialized in green, stylish, affordable factory-produced houses
- Widely published; presented at multiple conferences, multiple TV appearances, recognized expert on energy efficiency, green construction and issues relating to the nexus between economics and "green"
Tina Newman – Founder/President
- Owner and President of successful consulting firm (Boston area)
- SVP of Finance and Operations for $50 Million Military Broker
- Results oriented senior financial executive with broad based and progressive experience in all phases of financial management including corporate finance, regulatory reporting, business and strategic planning, corporate development, and human resources.
- Designed and implemented multiple strategic business modules created to aid in the growth of the firms technological infrastructure
- Strong Negotiating and Contract Management Skills
- Boston University – MBA – International Finance
Kevin O'Handley – Sales Director
- Experienced Business Development Professional
- Strong Experience with Clean Energy and Tech Sectors
- Experience converting market needs into product requirements and developing the commercialization plan to grow existing lines of business or build new ventures
- University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School
Eric Gustafson – Military Sales
- Strong Experience with Military, Medical and Tech Markets
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- Performed clinical research at Willford Hall Medical Center San Antonio and Naval Medical Center San Diego under DOD contract
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Girl Scout Cookies as flavored lip balms?
Oh. My. God. The Girl Scouts have finally figured out how to keep their cookie addicts — I mean, customers — hangin' all year long, waiting on the edge of their seats for cookie-sellin' season to roll around again. But, come on. Lip balm?? That stuff's already damn addictive with no flavoring. If you then go and do something crazy like add in the radiantly delicious, scrumtrulescent Girl Scout Cookie flavors (Thin Mints, Do-si-dos, Trefoils, Samoas and Tagalongs) we all know, love and devour like rabid animals, then, well, you're gonna end up with some seriuosly hooked consumers stumbling around.
In the near future, will that A&E cable television show about helping addicted people be able to hold a mass intervention for the millions of folks who will have turned into "balm addicts?" These newly lost souls will be easy to recognize, too. After all, they'll be mere shadows of their former selves, consumed with only one goal in life: scoring more Girl Scout Cookie-flavored lip balms. It'll be so sad to have seen them deteriorate like that!
Via That's Nerdalicious / Shine
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Selling on eBay is easy – but ONLY if you know how!
Video 1:
Smart Shipping Options
The entire point of this course was to help you make as much money as fast as possible. Our first chapter is about shipping and how to get the shipping costs down to a bare minimum as an eBay seller.
Video 2:
Easy Finds to Sell
Don't know what to sell on eBay? Don't have a budget for buying items in bulk? This chapter is all about helping you immediately make money on eBay right now, so we've done all the hard work for you. We've broken down how to find things to sell, where to find them, and how you can make sure you never pick up a sell-able without knowing for a fact that it will sell and profit for you.
Video 3:
Pricing Strategies
With the pricing strategies revealed in this chapter, there is no way you will ever even post an ad on eBay again without knowing for a fact that it is going to sell. Take the guess work out of the equation and find out exactly how the pros are pricing their products on eBay for maximum results.
Video 4:
Hot Products to Sell Right Now
Don't have anything to sell? Don't want to use our tactics to get things you KNOW will sell and profit? Don't feel like dealing with shipping or shipping costs? Lucky for you, this chapter teaches you things you can sell RIGHT now and make PROFIT off of immediately, racking in 3-4 sales a day on some days like we have without ever shipping an item, paying a shipping fee or dealing with any of the guess work!
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Why is the title blocked out? Because the information in this chapter is top secret and will CHANGE the way you look at eBay marketing! This is the easiest way to make some serious cash per sale in pure profits without spending much more than a couple dollars on the items themselves (even though the items sell for $100+ in total, in some cases).
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Drop Shipping & Wholesale
Everybody seems to think drop shipping is the way to go for eBay, right? WRONG! Drop shipping is expensive and by adding another "middle man" into it, it becomes harder to price to sell, to make substantial income per sale, etc. This chapter reveals what drop shipping is all about as well as whole sale, and how to get the maximum benefit from these sources (though we don't think drop shipping is actually a good technique, it is covered).
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A Switch of Value
One man's trash is another man's treasure! This chapter is all about actually flipping objects. How can you go to a major retail store right now, pick up some items, turn around and sell them on eBay for a great profit? This chapter is all about the best way to spend just a few dollars and multiply your return over and over again!
Video 8:
My Personal Secret Weapon
Ok, sorry guys! This is another chapter I cannot reveal to you because it is simply too powerful! This is my personal secret weapon on how to sell on eBay with great results!
Video 9:
Making Advertisements
Of course we talk about the easiest way to make an advertisement on eBay in record time (within seconds) and be up and running and ready to go! Never wonder if your ad is "good enough" again, make ads that sell every time and faster than ever!
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Facebook & eBay
We found an awesome way to bring Facebook into the eBay game for maximum profits! Be sure not to miss out on this action packed Facebook chapter, which can help you flip $10 to $100 in a matter of hours!
Learn from the pros and make 2014 your most profitable year!
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- What is the right market to sell to?
- Where can you find the customers you are looking for?
- How should you market your products/services to make them attractive?
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- Finding easy eBay opportunities
- What does and does not work with online selling
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Don't Know What to Sell? No Problem!
This course is designed to help a complete newbie make money online using eBay. We talk about what kinds of products you can find in any city and effectively sell online with profit on eBay!
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