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How Middlemen Can Come Out On Top
Bruce Yoxsimer owned a travel agency for 13 years before events forced him into a bold, new strategy. The seven-employee company in Palo Alto, Calif., was doing nicely. Annual bookings came to nearly $4 million. But when the airlines capped commissions on ticket sales in 1994, the agency's largest source of revenue was suddenly under siege. Many competitors launched a protracted fight against the carriers--which amounted to tilting at windmills, as it turned out. Yoxsimer took a more farsighted approach: He set up shop all over again--this time on the World Wide Web.
Using credit cards and home-equity loans to bootstrap his new company (which swallowed the old one), Yoxsimer teamed up with a pair of software experts to launch the Internet Travel Network (www.itn.net). In 1995, it became one of the first companies to book trips over the Web. Despite the far greater sales volume of competing airline Web sites, the company has secured a place in the Web ticketing business by being there early and building a name. With just 50 employees, it is processing up to 1,000 reservations a day, a rate that is growing by about 10% a month, thanks to word-of-mouth referrals, advertising, and Internet search engines--not to mention businesses that have signed ITN as their exclusive online agent.
ITN is a sterling example of how rapidly the Web is forcing change on a huge sector of small business--the middleman. From real estate, travel, and insurance agents to car dealers and recruitment firms, virtually no middleman is immune to the upheaval caused when buyers and sellers meet directly on the Internet. For some, extinction is almost certain. But many businesses are finding fresh opportunities on the Web. Virtually all, though, will have to change how they do business. That may mean providing a level of customer service that a computer cannot deliver. Or teaming up with an Internet partner. Or converting the business to a Web site.
"In almost every industry, you'll find these new online middlemen," says Matt Ericksen, a vice-president at Boston Consulting Group Inc. "The risks they present should be making historical middlemen very nervous." As the new digital brokers gobble up market share, giving customers more options than ever, middlemen of all stripes need to develop survival strategies.
VALUE ADDED. Who's threatened most? Those who broker products and information without adding value. If your business merely sells access to a database--such as airline schedules, real estate listings, insurance rates, and stock exchanges--watch out. Realistically, you won't be able to beat the Web at its own game: offering fast access to databases and interactive information tailored to individual consumers.
Even businesses that do add some value will have to rethink their business models, says Jeffrey F. Rayport, an assistant professor at the Harvard business school. "It's a wholesale conversion to a better, faster, cheaper, more flexible way of doing business," he says.
While some experts predicted the Web would cause "disintermediation"--the demise of the intermediary altogether--Rayport thinks the Web is bringing about "re-intermediation," in which new online businesses perform at least some of the functions of traditional middlemen.
Take real estate. Agents may know a community, learn a buyer's quirks, and understand how to close a deal. But, pre-Internet, their lock on home sales sprang from the fact that only commissioned agents had access to the Multiple Listing Service, the database containing most homes on the market. Who could compete? No one, until the advent of digital middlemen such as Cyberhomes.com, which puts abridged MLS listings on the Web in markets where it is licensed to do so.
NEW SITES. Or consider San Francisco-based Abele Information Systems Inc., which runs the 10-employee Web service Abele Owners' Network (www.owners.com). Begun in the spring of 1996, the site is still a pipsqueak, over the course of the year listing 140,000 homes in 45 states, compared with more than 4 million listings on the MLS. But its potential and fast growth have already inspired traditional brokers to create their own sites, making some listing data freely available to everyone for the first time. "The industry feels threatened by the release of online listing information," says Becky Swann, a former agent in Grapevine, Tex., whose International Real Estate Digest (www.ired.com) rates hundreds of real estate Web sites run by agencies and entrepreneurs. "They got carried away with controlling the information. The ones that think their job is providing access to the MLS, those are the folks who will be out of business."
At owners.com, sellers can enter basic price and property data and add such extras as pictures for a small fee. The attraction, clearly, is that if a buyer and seller meet up, the price for both sides will reflect the savings on commission. Founder Hans Koch, a former commercial property manager, says that nearly a third of customers who list their homes on his site are first-time do-it-yourselfers. Koch projects sites such as his eventually will double the long-standing 20% of homes sold without an agent to 40% of the total and "change the economics of the deals for the other 60%."
Will this mean the end of the agent middleman? No, argues Regina Taylor, vice-president of marketing for Coldwell Banker Corp., whose Web site lists 150,000 properties and generates 100,000 user sessions per week: "We see it as a tool for generating sales leads for our brokers." But this kind of easy access to listings will force change on the business, argues Swann. While she thinks Koch's projections are exaggerated, she's sure the Web will gradually boost the number of homes sold by their owners. And with customers doing much of the preliminary legwork online through growing databases, they may start to balk at the standard 5%-to-7% commissions. To stay in business, agents might have to lower their fees or charge a la carte rates for such tasks as preparing documents, negotiating prices, marketing, or holding open houses. Exemplary personal service and customized advice could become the keys to making money--not the sale itself.
ONLINE TICKETS. Such adaptation is already under way in several fields. For instance, as Yoxsimer's success shows, the Web is a superbly efficient way to sell airline tickets. About 1% of domestic tickets are now sold online, according to the American Society of Travel Agents and Forrester Research Inc. forecasts that volume will quadruple to nearly $5 billion in sales by 2000. That's why Phil Davidoff, 57, owner and co-founder of 28-year-old Bel-air/Empress Travel, a small agency in Bowie, Md., has deemphasized airline ticket sales. He says that commission caps may have started the free-fall, but online competition--which emboldened the airlines to slash commissions--accelerated the plunge. In the past three years, airline ticket commissions dropped from 62% of his revenues to less than 30%. In response, Davidoff is now doing what computers can't--getting to know customers so well that he can advise them on cruises that he books. Other agencies are focusing on specialties such as adventure trips, senior citizen travel, or eco-tourism.
The alternative approach is to embrace the new technology one way or another. "I didn't even know how to turn a computer on," says Julian Hargraves, 58, the general manager of R.H. Long, a Framingham (Mass.) auto dealer that has been in the same location since 1927. But Hargraves realized his customers were changing fast. First, he watched his own daughter buy a car online, then his son found his new house on the Web. He became so intrigued by the potential for the popular Auto-By-Tel (www.autobytel.com), which provides free car research and price quotes over the Web, that's he's now spending $40,000 annually to be part of its 2,000-dealer network.
"People don't want to deal with a car salesman, and they want to save time," Hargraves says. With Auto-By-Tel, customers receive a low, no-haggle price upfront. Then they come in to the dealership and complete the paperwork in less than an hour. After joining the network in September, Hargraves says, he began receiving an average of one purchase request per day, leading to a handful of sales that he would never have landed otherwise. He predicts that Auto-By-Tel leads will soon account for 15% of his dealership's business.
SUPERLOTS. In fact, Boston Consulting's Ericksen predicts the number of auto dealerships nationwide will drop from 22,000 today to perhaps 10,000, and most of those will be superlots. This Auto-By-Tel phenomenon will sweep across "industry after industry," he says. "In the meantime, you'll find those who are totally ignoring the Internet sitting there wondering why their sales are dropping off."
Even the life insurance agent, who has traditionally relied on face-to-face sales, faces competition from the Web. LifeQuote of America Inc., a life insurance agency in Miami, says the company invested less than $50,000 to develop its Web site (www.lifequote.com). Soon after its launch in 1995, it started bringing in 60% of the 11-year-old company's overall business. According to LifeQuote, of the 300 people per month who use the site to request quotes, 17% become paying customers, surpassing the conversion ratios for both direct mail (1% to 2%) and cold calling (5%). LifeQuote still acts as the insurance agent, representing more than 50 insurance companies. And for each policy it sells online, it collects 50% of the first year's premium as its fee.
Then there's the recruitment business. Online job-posting sites are booming. Framingham-based Monster Board (www.monster.com) lists more than 50,000 jobs from over 4,000 companies, including Intel, Fidelity Investments, Nike, MCI Communications, and Arthur Andersen. Started by recruitment and advertising firm TMP Worldwide Inc., the site offers savings to clients who might otherwise use recruitment firms or want ads. It also offers value-added services, such as customized E-mail updates for job-seekers.
It appears there's no hiding from digital middlemen. They will surface wherever there's a demand for convenient--and often more efficient--services. But if you don't want to go the way of the milkman or become an online broker yourself, what choice remains? It's a safe bet that personal service will still give you an edge, that is, until pcs learn to smile and databases act on intuition.


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MONROE, Mich. - Furniture maker La-Z-Boy Inc. said yesterday it has completed the sale of its contract furniture unit to Best Home Furnishings Inc., a family owned company in Ferdinand, Ind. Terms of the sale, which were initiated by Best Home, were not immediately announced.
Mark Stegeman, La-Z-Boy treasurer, said the contract unit makes furniture, primarily chairs, used by the office building market and the health care industry. Best Home is acquiring La-Z-Boy's plant in Leland, Miss., which employs 240 workers, and the move also affects between 25 and 30 salaried employees at La-Z-Boy's headquarters in Monroe.
The sold unit, which La-Z-Boy has operated since 1971, was not part of the company's core industry, residential furniture, and had never generated large revenues for the firm, Mr. Stegeman said.

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BEREA, Ohio — Johnny Manziel held up his new brown No. 2 jersey and flashed a smile that beamed to Texas. With whirring cameras providing the soundtrack, he was welcomed to his NFL home.
Johnny Football arrived.
Cleveland might never be the same.
Humble, confident and charmingly comfortable in handling any question, Manziel was introduced Friday by the Browns, who positioned themselves perfectly in the first round of the draft to select the polarizing Texas A&M quarterback with equal amounts of skill and swagger.
Sitting alongside fellow first-round pick Justin Gilbert, a cornerback from Oklahoma State taken 14 picks ahead of him, Manziel said he's stepping into a life he believes will be even crazier than his college days.
"I'm going into it expecting madness," he said.
Manzielmania hit Cleveland like a spring thunderstorm Friday. As of 6 p.m., the Browns had sold 2,300 season tickets – renewals and new purchases – since the start of Thursday's first round. In the hours after Manziel was chosen with the No. 22 overall pick, the team's sales staff struggled to keep up with phones that barely stopped ringing.
At the team's gift shot in FirstEnergy Stadium, fans waited in long lines to buy Manziel jerseys at $150 a pop.
The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner took all the attention in stride. He's used to it, having had his every move on and off the field chronicled since the first time he scrambled out of the pocket and made a magical play for the Aggies.
"It means a lot to me, obviously," Manziel said about Cleveland's hyped reaction. "I've gotten a lot of support already, but there's work that needs to be done."
Manziel said he doesn't carry the burden of being Johnny Football, the kid who turns giant stadiums into his personal playground and the one who occasionally hangs out with rap stars and LeBron James.
As he spoke, Gilbert quietly took it all in as he sat next to his famous teammate. Gilbert confessed to getting caught up in Manziel's selection while he was in New York.
" I was on my way back to the hotel and I think my mom or somebody told me that we had Johnny Manziel so I let down the (car) window and started screaming, 'Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Browns we're here,'" he said. "I'm excited he's here. I expect nothing but the best from him."
The Browns have been waiting for someone, anyone like Manziel for years.
The team has started 20 quarterbacks since 1999, a roll call that begins with Ty Detmer and includes first-round busts like Tim Couch, Brady Quinn and Brandon Weeden. Manziel's well aware of the Browns' failings and hopes to be the one to solidify things.
"I have goals for myself, expectations," he said. "But I feel like if I put in the time necessary and I do what I'm supposed to do and really open myself up to these coaches and let them teach me and mold me into being a good football player and continue to build on what I did the past couple years as far as getting better year by year, piece by piece, then I'll have some success. I'll believe that."
Manziel knows there are those who feel his size will limit his success. He's the first QB under six feet to be taken in the first round since 1953.
"You can measure height," he said. "You can't really measure heart."
Manziel will compete with Brian Hoyer to open next season behind center. Hoyer started two games before sustaining a season-ending knee injury in 2013, but is the incumbent. When he was told by general manager Ray Farmer that the team was drafting Manziel, Hoyer said, "bring it on."
Manziel wasn't surprised by Hoyer's reaction.
"I wouldn't expect anything less," he said. "He's a competitive guy. I feel like that's exactly what I want in a teammate."
Manziel has spent most of the past two years in a fishbowl, so it was no surprise that photos of his post-draft celebration in New York with family and friends, including Drake and Cavaliers All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, quickly circulated through social media. One photo showed Manziel swigging from a magnum of champagne.
Asked about his late-night actions, Manziel offered a quick defense.
"I'm 21 years old," he said.
Manziel intends to shelve the party-boy antics as he strives to live up to his game-changing reputation and show the Browns they made the right move in drafting him. He's not looking for any special treatment and intends to earn the trust and faith of teammates.
"I'm low guy on the totem pole," he said. "I know my place. More than anything I need to show these guys with actions, other than words or anything I can say, to earn their respect. It really is all about earning these guys' respect. I'm going to do all that I can to try and make these guys comfortable with me every day and know that I want what's best for this team.
"I'm going to come in and work extremely hard."
Johnny Lunchbox.


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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Graziadei Continues His Time on 'Restless'
Sunday, May 10, 2009 10:22 PM EDT
Sunday, May 10, 2009 11:35 PM EST | By Venus Stone (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- "Young and the Restless" viewers will continue to see a lot more of Michael Graziadei's "Daniel Romalotti' now that he's renewed his contract on the daytime soap opera.
Although there is no word yet as to how long Graziadei's new contract will be, the renewal itself seemed to have come right on time as a new storyline for his character Daniel begins the week of May 11th, where 'Daniel' is asked to go undercover for the FBI.Graziadei, who joined the cast of "Y&R" in 2004 and nominated for two Daytime Emmy awards and one 'Soap Opera Digest Award, has had time to work on guest star appearances in such shows as "Castle", "Criminal Minds" which gave him the chance to work with former "Y&R" star, Shemar Moore, and "90210". Graziadei also has several...
Y&R PreVUE: Week of May 11 Edition
Sunday, May 10, 2009 9:33 PM EDT
Sunday, May 10, 2009 11:00 PM ET | By Venus Stone(SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- Wedding rings on the brain...
Nick learns that Sharon is moving back in the Abbott mansion. Murphy comes through for Amber and Kevin after bonding with the Governnor, Monday, May 11. Adam hasn't shed his scheming side when he once again starts plotting on Tuesday, May 12.The Inside Story: Finally to the Alter Lily and Cane are busying themselves with wedding preparations when Katherine pays Cane a visit. She offers Cane a very elaborate gift, however, Cane feels uneasy with accepting it and makes the suggestion that she instead offers up a donation for homeless children instead. After she as departed, Cane and Lily go off by themselves to talk to one another about their woes in their past relationships. Lily, however points...
'Y&R' Wedding of Lifetime Moves to Finals
Sunday, May 10, 2009 9:11 PM EDT
Sunday, May 10, 2009 10:32 PM EST | By Venus Stone
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- Congratulations are in order for the four final couples that have been selected for the final phase of 'The Young and the Restless' A Wedding of a Lifetime contest.
Starting now until May 31st at 12:00 PT, viewers can go to Wedding of a Lifetime to watch the four finalist video repsonses sharing their most romantic moment together. After viewing, fans will have the opportunity to vote once per day on their favorite couple and made the determination as to who should win the wedding of a lifetime at MGM Grand.
The winning couple will then be notified on May 31st and then on June 1st, the announcement of the winner will be shared live on the "Young and the Restless wedding website. The winning couple will have their wedding witnessed by "Y&R"s Christian Jules LeBlanc...
Rick Hearst Bids 'GH' Adieu
Saturday, May 9, 2009 10:41 PM EDT
Saturday, May 9, 2009 11:41 PM ET | By Errol Lewis
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- After portraying the role of Ric Lansing on ABC's "General Hospital" since November 2002, actor Rick Hearst is ready to say goodbye to the role that awarded him two Daytime Emmy Awards and the soap that brought him full circle.
In April, Soap Opera Network reported that Rick had been dropped to recurring status along with co-star Megan Ward (Kate Howard). Now a month later, Hearst has decided to move on from the daytime drama series and seek new endeavors.
While it is unclear at this time why the actor opted to leave the show, the network has confirmed that his character will leave with a bang.
"We're saddened for 'GH' fans but personally thrilled for Rick. We wish him nothing but success. Rest assured that the character of Ric Lansing will have an exit you won't want...
Happy Mother's Day from SON
Saturday, May 9, 2009 10:32 PM EDT
Sunday, May 10, 2009 12:00 AM ET| By Soap Opera Network (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- Happy Mother's Day to one and all. On behalf on the staff and management of Soap Opera Network, we hope that mothers everywhere will enjoy their special day of pampering, praise, and love. Celebrate the day with friends and loved ones, and bless you for the sacrifices you have made and for the tough love you have given your children over the years. Thank you for giving us safety, encouragment, comfort, and love in all that you do. May you have a safe and wonderful Mother's Day, and the understanding that your job is deeply appreciated and respected. Happy Mother's Day!
CBS Daytime Looks to the Past to Replace 'Light'
Saturday, May 9, 2009 8:56 PM EDT
Saturday, May 9, 2009 11:04 PM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- CBS weighs its options on a possible replacement for "Guiding Light." Since canceling daytime's longest running drama series early last month, the Eye Network has explored several options in the search for a potential replacement. Expanding "The Early Show," creating a new talk show, and giving the time slot back to the local affiliates, have been among the ideas discussed by network executives. Even a revival of the popular '80s game show "Pyramid" has been mentioned as a possibility. However, despite the recent chatter concerning the classic game show once hosted by America's oldest teenager Dick Clark, it now appears that plans for an updated "Pyramid" incarnation have fallen by the wayside. Instead, the network could now be looking at creating a game show "power hour" consisting of new versions of two other legendary game shows, "Let's Make a Deal" and "The Dating Game." According to...
Daytime Divas to Rock CMA Music Fest
Saturday, May 9, 2009 6:46 PM EDT
Saturday, May 9, 2009 9:35 PM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- The 'Divas of Daytime TV' are set to perform and chat with fans at this summer's CMA Music Fest in Nashville. "One Life to Live's" Kathy Brier (Marcie McBain) and Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer), and "All My Children's" Bobbie Eakes (Krystal Carey), the 'Divas of Daytime TV,' will be appearing at this year's Country Music Association Music Fest on Saturday, June 13th. The event includes a Breakfast Meet and Greet from 8:00 until 11:00 am ct (9:00 through noon et), at BB King's on 152 Second Street North in Nashville. Tickets are $65 a person, and requires an additional $4.99 if paying with Paypal. Checks and money orders can be mailed to Tonya Wiesen (Attn: Divas Breakfast), P.O. Box 346, Foxsworth, Mississippi 39483. You can also register to attend online by clicking here. Included is a full concert...
'One Life' Teen's Parents Finally Cast
Saturday, May 9, 2009 12:28 AM EDT
Saturday, May 9, 2009 2:42 AM ET | Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- Two years after Jason Tam first stepped into Llanview as Markko Rivera, "One Life to Live" finally casts the teen character's parents. After weeks of speculation, stemming from "Ugly Betty" co-star Tony Plana's comments that his wife (actress Ada Maris) had landed a role on "OLTL," Soap Opera Network can finally confirm that Maris has been cast as Markko's oft-mentioned mother Aurelia Rivera. Maris is perhaps best known for the role of Gena Cuevas on the 1990s NBC primetime spin-off "Nurses." She has also portrayed Captian Erika Hernandez on "Star Trek: Enterprise" and Sonia on "The Brothers Garcia." Portraying Maris' husband, and Markko's father Ernesto, will be actor David Pinon. The actor has appeared in episodes of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "The Kings of Prosperity," as well as the films "Street Revenge" and "Pride and Glory." Both Maris and Pinon will make their...
GH Recap: Friday, May 8, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009 5:00 PM EDT
Friday, May 8, 2009 6:00 PM ET | By Angela Rosa
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- "General Hospital" Episode Recap - Friday, May 8, 2009.
Jax doesn't want Claudia anywhere near Carly. Sonny and Carly are on pins and needles during Michael's surgery. Michael suffers a crisis while on the operating table.
Mike interrupts Nikolas and Rebecca as they're about to have sex. Alexis gives Nikolas another warning why he shouldn't trust Rebecca. Nikolas finds Alexis offering to pay Rebecca to leave town.
Luke asks Lulu to cozy up to Ethan in his effort to confirm his suspicions about Tracy. While on their stakeout, things get so hot and heavy between Maxie and Spinelli that they don't notice their suspect.
"General Hospital" airs Weekdays on ABC. Weeknights on SOAPnet. Check local listings.
AMC Recap: Friday, May 8, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009 5:00 PM EDT
Friday, May 8, 2009 6:00 PM ET | By Angela Rosa
(SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- "All My Children" Episode Recap - Friday, May 8, 2009.
Adam basks in the success of Chandler Enterprises being on the upswing after Ian's operation. Adam dispatches Scott to give Dr. Chappell a huge check in order to buy his silence but the doctor won't be bribed. David informs Scott that he discovered a problem with the heart valve's design but was able to correct it during surgery. Scott is taken aback by Adam's ruthlessness where Dr. Chappell is concerned. Scott heads out to see Dr. Chappell and makes a gruesome discovery.
Zach grows suspicious of David. David and Nurse Gayle conspire against Adam.
Aidan gets word that his operative lost track of Annie. Both Opal and Aidan are in for a shock when she catches him snooping at Ryan's penthouse.
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Last year, Sinister Squashling and Hallowed Helm dropped from Treat bags, with a low chance of course. Can it be the same this year?
For the record, in case any of you were thinking yourself clever, trading the Hallowed Helm to another player will not count for them towards Sinister Calling. The helm must be looted, and the pet must be learned.
What? No special uniformity of icons this year?
Given the "luck" factor involved in some of these, and the time requirements to get some of them done, I find it a wonder if many people become the Hallowed. Pretty sure I won't since I can't get on line everyday this week.
Really wish they would add something to the effect of the drill that transports you to coren direbrew's room. It is extremely painful for Alliance to get to the headless horseman on our horde dominated server. Just tonight we had horde camping the boundary between W. plaguelands and trisfall glades. Then another 2 or 3 corpse runs near the scarlet monastery.
Doing the "Tricks and Treats" achievements are excellent money makers. Doing all three of them completely will net you 311g and 61s by the end of it, so for players with multiple level 80 characters, this is time to make bank for practically nothing. Even taking out expenses for flight paths for ease, you'll still make around 300g per character, assuming level 80.I've got three 80's that I plan on doing this on, so a new gain of 900g for maybe 2 hours of my time!Also, camping has already begun in Tirisfal Glades on my server, lucky for me I play Horde. I managed to get a couple of my kills towards the GNERD Rage achievement by sitting outside SM for a few minutes and helping kill the Alliance players trying to get through.I do agree that adding something to bring you straight to SM would be a wise choice. Perhaps another "mount" that would allow you and your party a flight into SM GY.
Happy halloween everyone! I hope I can get all these Achievements done... It's all I need for the Violet Proto-Drake!Just got a new comp (MacBook Pro!) and starting to download WoW now... Gonna be awhile =X
Anyone else think they need to up the drop rate on these tooth picks since they're required for the meta? I mean sure, it's only been a few hours, but I tried about 100 times last year for the tooth pick and didn't see one and this year I still haven't seen one...
Went trick or treating and got shapeshifted into a tiny red demon.That makes it at least one new shape this year. Maybe there is some more...
Ooh yea,finally.Ever since WotLK came out,i found it a shame that I couldn't get that helm and sword ( my only lv 70 at that time was a druid).Looks like I can finally do that maniacal laugh while summoning pumpkin soldiers >:)
You don't seem to have the Broom mounts listed under the Headless Horseman's loot. http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37011
Candy Buckets I have come across in Northrend (as a horde character):DalaranSunreaver Inn (The Filthy Animal)The Legerdemain LoungeSewer Inn (Cantrips & Crows)Storm PeaksK3Grom'Arsh Crash SiteCamp Tunka'loBouldercrag´s RefugeZul'DrakThe Argent StandGrizzly HillsCamp OneqwahHowling FjordKamaguaNew AgamandVengeance LandingCamp WinterhoofDragonblightVenomspiteWyrmrest TempleMoa'ki HarborAgmar´s HammerBorean TundraUnu'peTaunka'le VillageWarsong Hold
The trick and treats achievements are easy only if you have already enabled all of the flight points, otherwise you will be walking for a long time :(I've never wanted flying mounts in Eastern Kingdoms as I want now :(
Mount drop appeared on Steamwheedle Cartel server at 249am EST on Sunday 10/18/09In addition! Good luck everyone and have a happy halloween!
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You must check out Pumpkin's Little Style feature on Little. Lovely.–you'll see why I love giving that little, spunky red-head a closet of interesting clothing and seeing what she comes up with.
Pumpkin and Her Little Style
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- September 18, 2010 at 6:48 pm
and I thought princess was your stylish child! what a cutie!
- September 18, 2010 at 8:51 pm
Oh I love this! I think we all should dress and live lives as carefree and confident as 5 year old girls
- September 20, 2010 at 6:09 pm
I truly enjoyed the write-up on Pumpkin! It made me look through my younger daughter's hand-me-down closet with new eyes, and gave me ideas how to let her personality show!
- September 21, 2010 at 3:28 am
She is a cutie!
- September 21, 2010 at 10:03 am
She is adorable. I love those leopard shoes.
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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltending legend Johnny Bower breezed through Montreal on Saturday, signing autographs for 90 minutes in the shadow of Olympic Stadium at Centre Pierre Charbonneau.
Bower, a two-time-Vézina Trophy winner and three times winner of the Stanley Cup, spoke highly of Montreal fans and his wonderful rivalry with the Canadiens – Jean Béliveau and Maurice and Henri Richard, specifically.
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If you have invested in the virtual currency Bitcoin, the chances are that you want to be able to send and receive Bitcoin payments on your smartphone device.
Whilst there are a number of options available to Bitcoin investors, a dedicated Android app that could facilitate the sending and receiving of Bitcoins and support additional Bitcoin features had not been forthcoming – until today.
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The application natively supports the Bitcoin URI format and backs up a user's wallet file to the Cloud by synchronising it to a user's Google account – useful if a user loses their phone.
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App creator Brian Armstrong suggests following a small set of instructions to use Bitcoin for Android:
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A number of features are planned for the next release, including the ability to secure the app with a PIN, allow users to generate more than one receive address and make cloud backups optional.
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TLC Airs Shocking Death Tonight on American Chopper: Senior Vs. Junior
TLC airs the death of a roofer at Paul Teutul Jr's. motorcycle shop.
Tonight on American Chopper: Senior Vs. Junior, TLC will air the day that a roofer fell through the roof and died at Paul Teutul Jr's shop. Paul Jr. Designs, already plagued with a rough start and absolutely no business, takes on the emotional events that happened.
A roofer, working on Paul Teutul Jr's shop, fell through the roof to his death. We will take a look at how Paul Teutul Jr, his wife and everyone at the Paul Jr. Designs dealt with this tragedy. News of the death makes its way to Paul Teutul Sr. and the rest of the crew over at Orange County Choppers.
Paul Teutul Sr., after waiting a couple of days, calls his son to see if he was doing alright in light of the recent events.
The Teutuls have had their rough patches as we have seen so far on American Chopper: Senior Vs. Junior. All of the animosity between Paul Teutul Jr. and Paul Teutul Sr. will take a pause when tonight's episode airs on TLC. Will this tragic death at Paul Jr. Designs bring father and son back together?
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Ekon Association in Warsaw is a recycling plant that provides jobs for people with learning difficulties or mental health issues; who would otherwise find it difficult to get work. When you're often excluded from society work is 'A pleasure'.
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32PFL5007H avi & DLNA
yesterday I've bought a 32PFL5007H/12. I've upgraded to the latest software and registered for divx. The configuration on my network went well and the TV recognizes my uPnP server.
However none of my .avi files will play. One of the .avi files I tried has the following format: AVI, 624 x 336, 25.00 fps, video: XviD, audio: MPEG-1 Layer 3 (stereo, 48000 Hz). Fairly standard, but no joy on the TV. Some mp4's work but avi is more or less the standard format I use on all the files.
When I select the file, I get a very small image in the center of the screen, surrounded by a celluloid transport border and after a second or so the screen reverts to the list of files.
None of the other DLNA devices at home (Mede8ter, playstation, apple & android devices) have any issues with the server or the file.
I'd appreciate some help as the built-in DLNA is one of the reasons I bought this TV.
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Hi lugdunum
First of all welcome to the forums, and congratulations with your new TV.
The supported codec for an .AVI container is :
MPEG-4 ASP ( 25p,30p, 50i,60i fps)
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MPEG1 (Layer 1+2)
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You can find more about this on page 64 and 65 in the user manual for your TV.
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As sibling rivalries go, Michelle and Michael Norman insist theirs is friendly and loving.
But the two Vista Murrieta High track stars are nonetheless competitive.
âItâs who does better at meets,â said Michelle, a senior jumper and sprinter.
She admitted Michael, a sophomore sprinter, usually does better. But that wasnât the case at the Arcadia Invitational earlier this month.
âI got him this time,â she said. âBecause I broke three school records. And he only broke one.â
As the Normans prepare to compete at the Inland Empire Championships at Vista Murrieta on Saturday, Michelle and Michael are both highly ranked in their respective events.
âItâs unfortunate thereâs only two,â Vista Murrieta coach Coley Candaele said. âYou can win a lot of track meets with a couple more Normans. They are special kids athletically, but also their personalities are just a pleasure to be with every day.â
Michelle, who has a track scholarship to Utah, is the area leader in the 100 meters with a wind-aided 11.91 seconds, is No.2 in the long jump at 19 feet, 21/4 inches, and second in the triple jump at 39-10. All three marks rank among the top 10 in the state. She also runs the third leg on the girls 400 relay team that has a season-best 46.93, No.4 in the state and No.13 in the country.
Michael has run 21.24 in the 200, a top-10 national mark, and 47.56 in the 400, a top-15 national mark. Both lead the area and rank No.2 in the state.
Both Normans ran on relays at the CIF State meet last June, Michael on the 1,600 relay and Michelle, limited by an ankle injury, to the 400 relay.
The Normans were the third set of elite brother-sister siblings from the Inland area in as many years to compete together at the State Meet. Vista Murrietaâs Porter and Erika Reddish did it in 2012 and Redlandsâ Walter and Margaux Jones qualified each of the past two years.
âLast year, you knew the talent was there,â Candaele said of Michael. âHe went from a gangly freshman to now turning into a physical specimen. And itâs only going to get better as he gets older.â
Candaele said he is holding Michael back as long as he can.
âWhen you have a kid thatâs as special as Michael, you hold back as long as possible and try to make the season as short as possible,â Candaele said.
âThe big thing with a kid like that is keeping those quality, quality races, saving them for the end. No need to waste them now. Weâre hoping to use those quality races at CIF finals, Masters and State, the real special ones.â


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Sales of the company's flagship Lumia Windows phone dipped in the fourth quarter of 2013, despite the expected boost from the holiday shopping season. That's bad news for both Nokia and Microsoft, especially considering Redmond has bet $7 billion on Nokia's handset business through an in-progress acquisition.
Microsoft is in the middle of acquiring Nokia's Smart Devices business unit, including the Lumia brand and products. Lumia handsets have won numerous awards and had grown in sales for three consecutive quarters, with sales reaching 7.4 million units in the second quarter of 2013.
But the story is suddenly changing. Nokia's handset revenue declined a startling 29 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared the year-ago period. The report was also a 4.5 percent dip from the previous quarter.
False Sense of Security?
Nick Dillon, a senior telecommunications analyst at the research firm Ovum in London, told the New York Times that "Breaking into the high-end market was always going to be a challenge for Microsoft and Nokia because Windows phones still don't offer the same level of applications that are available on Android and Apple's iOS. The software is still lagging behind."
We caught up with Jeff Kagan, an independent technology analyst, to get his take on the Nokia news. He told us the quarterly numbers continue to look worrisome.
"Nokia has shown a slow, but steady level of growth for a while with smartphones. They have roughly 4 percent of the market," he said. "Has that given us a false sense of security?"
Of course, Nokia is hardly the only wireless handset maker to struggle. BlackBerry has made more than its fair share of headlines for poor performance. Indeed, Kagan noted, most handset makers are struggling in some way shape or form, save Apple and Samsung. But considering Nokia was the number one handset maker for more than a decade, it's a high-profile struggle.
Two Key Questions
"The Nokia handset business will be acquired by Microsoft. Could that be what Nokia needs to breakout? While the acquisition is not a bad thing, I don't see that event alone being enough," Kagan noted.
"It's not like Microsoft has been hitting it out of the park on their own, either. This sounds similar to when Google acquired the Motorola handset business not long ago. Sure, it changed the business -- but Motorola is not breaking any records yet, either."
As Kagan sees it, there are two key questions that need to be answered: Will the Nokia handset business really start to do well after the Microsoft acquisition? How does Nokia plan to show growth going forward once they spin off their handset business?
"These are not easy to answer," said Kagan. "Going forward, Nokia will not be the same company we have all grown to know over time. Whether they are successful or not is entirely up to them. Let's hope for the best."


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16 Jewish Celebs on Instagram
Ah, Instagram. A place where everything glows with the soft light of filters and even your non-Hollywood-celebrity-life can look put together and artsy. So just imagine what it can do for those whose lives are already more glitz-filled than yours.
Kat Dennings looks quirky, Mark Zuckerberg shows off his dog, Amanda Bynes self-destructs, and Bar Refaeli, well, just looks hot. Here are 16 Jewish celebs you should be keeping track of. Forget Twitter, Instagram is where you can really get to know your favorite stars.
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Amanda Bynes
Followers: 43,545
In the last couple of years, Amanda Bynes has gone from the "She's the Man" cutie to some sort of scary barbie. Keep track of her style evolution with pictures of bleached blonde locks, and cheek piercings.
Chelsea Handler
Followers: 365,165
Check out behind the scenes photos of "Chelsea Lately" and dog pictures. Lots and lots of dog pictures.
Emmy Rossum
Followers: 202,342
Who knew Emmy Rossum was such a Mets fan? Baseball mascots and sunset beaches are Emmy Rossum's insta-choice.
Hailee Steinfeld
Followers: 82,479
What other 16-year-old gets to hang out at Vanity Fair parties and pose with Karl Lagerfeld?
Jeremy Piven
Followers: 142, 309
Lots of pictures of beaches, street corners, drum sets, and Jeremy Piven in costume. Typical Instagram.
Kat Dennings
Followers: 178, 629
Kat Dennings shares her love for horses and great open green spaces, cookbooks, and adventures with "Two Broke Girls" co-star, Beth Behr.
Lena Dunham
Followers: 391,073
Lena Dunham's Instagram feed is just what you'd expect: quirky, expectedly unexpected, fun, and a little scandalous.
Lea Michele
Followers: 318, 277
Ever wonder what Lea Michele looks like before a photo shoot? Pretty much the same as on the cover of "Marie Claire." Some people's insta-lives are just to good to be true.
Nolan Gould
Followers: 1,870
"Modern Family"'s Nolan Gould is new to Instagram, but his pictures of the cast, and his adorable smiling face are worth following.
Rachel Zoe
Followers: 437,326
Ever the multi-tasker, Rachel Zoe shares style tips, home decorating and yummy treats.
Eli Roth
Followers: 33,657
Far from the blood and guts you'd expect from the director of the "Hostel" franchise, Eli Roth shows off his mommy, his dog, and old bar-mitzvah pictures, like a good Jewish boy.
Tori Spelling
Followers: 186,731
This is actually Tori Spelling's family account, where you can track her daily adventures as a mom of three.
Victoria Beckham
Followers: 440,090
Ok, so she's not technically Jewish, but her love for Barbara Streisand and her dreamy husband give her a pass in our book. Check in for pictures of her runway collections.
Zac Efron
Followers: 1,648
According to his Instagram feed, Zac Efron has no friends, family, pets, or real life. There's just him.
Mark Zuckerberg
Followers: 45, 304
No Facebook blue on this feed. Only a shaggy doggy.
Bar Refaeli
Followers: 537,970
The Israeli bombshell famously declared that her Instagram feed had more followers than the largest newspaper in Israel. Now you know why.
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It is now well known that medical errors in the United States result in an estimated 44,000 to 98,000 unnecessary deaths and more than 1,000,000 instances of harm each year. More specifically, a 13.5 percent level of harm was identified within the US Medicare population by the Office of Inspector General using the IHI Global Trigger Tool, while a study conducted in North Carolina and published in the New England Journal of Medicine found similar results.
The cost of these medical errors? According to the Institute of Medicine, $17 to $29 billion per year. Furthermore, recent changes in reimbursement will cause a reduction in revenue when a patient suffers harm as a result of the care we deliver.
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President Barack Obama says the recapturing of Mosul dam in northernIraq by Iraqi and Kurdish forces is a "major step forward" in the battle against Islamic State militants.
Speaking at the White House, Obama said Monday that if the dam on the Tigris River had been breached it could have had catastrophic consequences and endangered American Embassy personnel in Baghdad.
Obama said the U.S. is urgently providing arms and assistance to Iraqi security forces as well as Kurdish fighters as they seek to reverse the Islamic State fighters' recent gains.
The announcement came as a new round of U.S. airstrikes hit targets in northern Iraq on Monday. The strikes were aimed at helping Iraqi forces regain control of the Mosul dam and averting a potential dam failure, the Pentagon said.
U.S. Central Command said U.S. fighters, bombers and drone aircraft conducted 15 strikes around the dam, hitting Islamic State fighting positions as well as an anti-aircraft artillery gun and other weaponry of the Islamic State group that has captured wide swaths northern and western Iraq this summer.
The White House notified Congress by letter on Sunday that U.S. warplanes were engaged in strikes aimed at helping Iraq regain control of the dam.
The letter said "failure of the Mosul dam could threaten the lives of large numbers of civilians, threaten U.S. personnel and facilities — including the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad — and prevent the Iraqi government from providing crucial services to the Iraqi populace."
A Pentagon spokesman, Army Col. Steve Warren, said Monday the U.S. had no indication of the dam's imminent failure but is determined to prevent that possibility, which would pose a humanitarian disaster for populations along the Tigris river.
An Iraqi Army spokesman in Baghdad said Iraqi and Kurdish forces had regained control of the dam from the Islamic State militants who captured it earlier this month, but Warren said it was too early to reach that conclusion.
Asked whether control of the dam was back in Iraqi government hands, Warren said, "This operation is ongoing, so I'm not prepared to say that yet."
Warren said the U.S. airstrikes are part of a broader mission aimed at protecting U.S. personnel and facilities and preventing humanitarian disasters.
"Our mission is to strike ISIL targets to set the conditions for (Iraqi government) forces to take control of the dam," Warren said, using the acronym for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or simply the Islamic State.
"What we want to do is prevent (Islamic State) reinforcements" and reduce their defenses in order to help Iraqi forces to maneuver around the dam, he added.
The 15 U.S. airstrikes on Monday were in addition to 16 on Sunday and nine on Saturday. The Pentagon refused to identify the specific types of aircraft used in the airstrikes around the Mosul dam, citing restrictions imposed by the countries in the Middle East that are allowing the U.S. to use their air bases.


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Gulp- time for some changes!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
What I Wore
Gulp- time for some changes!
17 comments:
- Ana from Sweet Serendipity Design said...
Cute outfits. I love the royal blue and mustard combination. So pretty :)
- April 13, 2011 at 12:29 AM
- Ana from Sweet Serendipity Design said...
Yes she was amazing. She sings so great live. she's going to be there tomorrow I think.. http://www.mindygledhill.com/ :)
- April 13, 2011 at 12:41 AM
- Natalia Lynn said...
You look great! I didn't even get a post up this week, because nothing I put on was worth taking a picture of for one reason or another! LOL You look super cute though, good job!
- April 13, 2011 at 1:15 AM
- Sarita said...
I love your Sunday outfit! The rose colored skirt is gorgeous, I love how you paired it with the sable sweater and boots. And the rose in your hair, so pretty! You could totally change that outfit up by wearing a pair of great heels, a french twist, and some super dangly earrings.
- April 13, 2011 at 3:35 AM
- Sherri @ Design2Shine said...
Love the FUN Saturday outfit! That bit of color peeking out and the flowin material.
Sunday's combo is so sleak! Love the colors and I think I have that same sweater. lol
And I'm also loving Tuesday's outfit with the adorable dress and shrug. Cute cute cuteness. - April 13, 2011 at 5:53 AM
- Alely said...
love the outfits and love, love, love the yellow flats!
- April 13, 2011 at 7:44 AM
- Cassi said...
I love your outfits.. So cute
- April 13, 2011 at 9:15 AM
- melody-mae said...
such cute outfits!!! I adore, really adore the mustard flats!!!
I think my favorite outfit might be the day you clean your garage and played and blew bubbles...how cute are you!!!! - April 13, 2011 at 9:28 AM
- crystal b. said...
You've got an amazing sense of style!!! Love all the layers and the hair accessories. My favorite -- the gray sweater with the dress and skinny jeans. Super cute. It makes me wish I were tall with long legs. :)
- April 13, 2011 at 4:53 PM
- momto2tweens said...
Oh my you are adorable! I love all the outfits and I need to really try to make more of an effort! My work has a very relaxed dress code and I love it but it has made me lazy! I love love love clothes but I don't think I am so good at putting everything together! You are inspiring me!
- April 13, 2011 at 5:01 PM
- Morgan said...
Too cute! I LOVE all of your hair clips!
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- Nicole said...
Great outfits! Love your side bun. Super cute. The ruffle flats are great too. I need some of those.
- April 14, 2011 at 7:30 PM
- Katrine said...
I love your outfits! Especially your accessories :D
I love wearing accessories to spruce up any outfit to look even better, and you're doing such a good job of it ;)
Love, Katrine - April 15, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- Brittany said...
Love your style!! This is one of my favorite WIWW episodes of yours!
- April 15, 2011 at 6:14 PM
- gin said...
all of your outfits are beautiful and I love your different pose settings; mine are all in my boring bedroom. you've inspired me to spice it up a bit!
gin @ Life as Topher's Mama - April 18, 2011 at 5:07 PM
- April said...
Sunday is my favorite but they are all cute! Love those mustard flats!
- April 19, 2011 at 2:12 PM
- Nina @ Momma Go Round said...
That mustard ruffle scarf is too amazing for me to handle!!! I just love it with the proportions of the sleeves on the tunic and sweater, just such an awesome outfit!
- April 24, 2011 at 10:49 PM


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Which Joe gave his name to 'sloppy joes'? We look at five interesting sandwiches and their lexical origins.
Definition of administer in English:
[WITH OBJECT]1Manage and be responsible for the running of (a business, organization, etc.)
'each school was administered separately'- 'The site is operated by the Pew Center on the States, a research organization administered by the University of Richmond.'
- 'Yang will continue to devote 'a sufficient amount of his time and attention' to direct and administer the group's business, the company said.'
- 'The reality is that, once the company had appointed him to administer its business there was nothing very much left for her to do in her capacity as director.'
- 'Land boards, composed of elected and appointed members, administer the allocation of tribal land.'
- 'All student organizations are administered by representatives.'
- 'There is no doubt that the governmental department administering the railway industry, has the right to make adjustments to prices within the industry.'
- 'Some, as Telberg suggests, say it's self-preservation: the holders will be required to join whatever organization ultimately administers it.'
- 'California requires any organization that administers a gift annuity program to provide adequate reserves for any annuities sold in California or to California residents.'
- 'Some might want to outsource the entire recruitment function to a dedicated team that manages and administers all of the company's recruitment activity from our premises.'
- 'I just thought that I was helping someone else administer the website.'
- 'Skylink will manage and administer the airports.'
- 'It will continue to administer the existing business in Salisbury.'
- 'Who will administer the department's business?'
- 'Zhou suggested closing some small-scale animal farms in poor condition in order to better administer the industry.'
- 'The project is administered by a community organization in Cape Breton.'
- 'The Old Company followed suit in February 1797, although it continued to administer the business from Berwick.'
- 'Part 1 is a very serious part of this legislation, and in my view is a very serious departure from the usual way in which the Government administers its affairs.'
- 'In addition English Heritage looks after guardianship monuments, administers the management and consent procedures for Scheduled monuments, and provides support for archaeological advisers in local authorities.'
- 'Police training promoted and administered by domestic violence organizations have brought about undeniable improvements in the way police respond to domestic violence calls.'
- 'However, the electric council which administers the industry has insisted on gradual rate increases in an effort to avoid social upheaval against the measure.'
manage, direct, control, operate, regulate, conduct, handle, run, orchestrate, organize, supervise, superintend, oversee, preside over, boss, be the boss of, govern, rule, lead, head, guide, steer, pilotView synonyms- 1.1 Be responsible for the implementation or use of (law or resources)'a federal agency would administer new regulations'
- 'The challenge for those who draft and administer laws is to do so in ways that promote stability and predictability while affording reasonable flexibility.'
- 'After legislation is passed, laws are administered through regulatory agencies (eg, state boards of nursing).'
- 'I actually don't have a problem with the law itself, nor indeed in most occasions, with the way in which the courts administer the law.'
- 'With reform now underway, it is critical, if forests are to be well-managed and poverty reduced, that local people be given far more say in how those resources are administered.'
- 'He explained about the process of adapting to globalization and how we should administer our human resources in the modern world.'
- 'Regulators, she said, should be given the mandate and resources to administer the implementation of government policy.'
- 'It is charged with administering the electoral laws of Australia on behalf of the Australian people.'
- 'Does the public believe that the court is administering the existing law fairly?'
- 'Attorney Generals admitted it had not even asked the States - which make and administer the criminal law - for their views on possible gaps.'
- 'And if players are unwilling to take responsibility for naming names then they can hardly complain about those who attempt to administer the laws.'
- 'I could do nothing, in the face of the present attitudes and philosophies of those who administer our laws.'
- 'He was, in our respectful submission, doing nothing more and charged with nothing more than administering the law.'
- 'We asked the Government departments responsible for administering the subordinate legislation their views on these particular pieces of delegated legislation.'
- 'The natural regulator for administering laws relating to investments is the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.'
- 'There is a recognised division of responsibility in administering the law - no one can, for example, be simultaneously judge, prosecutor, and public defender.'
- 'In sum, at both national and European levels, self-regulation may be a useful adjunct to statutory regulation administered by a public agency, but cannot replace it.'
- 'The military, however, also had problems administering the law.'
- 'They were to keep the peace and defend the realm from attack, administer the law equitably and impartially, and uphold true religion and the Church.'
- 'It is the courts who administer the law, and MPs who make the law.'
- 'I'm old and tired and I don't want to administer these laws.'
2Dispense or apply (a remedy or drug)
'paramedic crews are capable of administering drugs'- 'The preoperative nurse or the anesthesia care provider administers a prophylactic antibiotic as requested by the surgeon.'
- 'Radiation therapy is administered two ways: externally or internally.'
- 'As a young child, Spear helped the local veterinarian with the livestock, including giving blood transfusions and administering medications.'
- 'It was noisy and filled with high-tech equipment for monitoring indicators of medical status and administering medications or other treatments.'
- 'Nurses are taking over tasks from junior doctors administering intravenous drugs, doing endoscopies, preoperative assessment, and some prescribing.'
- 'The drug is administered intravenously once a month.'
- 'The nurses administer anti-inflammatory medications intramuscularly or per rectum rather than using narcotics, if possible.'
- 'Though much of the current focus is on drugs, bar codes are also being used to increase the safety of medical devices used to administer those drugs.'
- 'In the 20th century, physicians administered electroshock therapy or injected high doses of insulin to induce seizures.'
- 'The steroid is administered intravenously in a dosage of 1 to 2 mg per kg every six to 12 hours.'
- 'Four child therapists who were trained and supervised by an experienced cognitive behavioural therapist administered all therapy.'
- 'We found that emergency facilities ranged widely from the provision of simple analgesia to that of intravenously administered drugs and full resuscitation facilities.'
- 'The drug and placebo were administered at school.'
- 'The nurse administers preoperative medications ordered by the anesthesia care provider or surgeon.'
- 'The study drug was administered intravenously at weekly intervals for 5 doses.'
- 'New York institutions, the study found, were slow to administer drug therapies that effectively fight the illness.'
- 'For example, your question might be whether it is ethical for nurses to administer placebo medication.'
- 'Misread radiographs and pathology specimens, laboratory errors, and mistakes made in administering radiation therapy also threaten the safety of patients.'
- 'Nurses usually prepared and administered intravenous drugs on the wards, but cytotoxic drugs were prepared centrally by the pharmacy department.'
- 'Medical skills are needed to start intravenous lines, set up intravenous infusion sets, and measure out and administer the appropriate drugs.'
dispense, deliver, issue, give, provide, apply, discharge, allot, distribute, apportion, deal, hand out, mete out, measure out, dole out, disburse, bestowView synonyms- 2.1 Deal out or inflict (punishment)'retribution was administered to those found guilty'
- 'A curious person in court then wanted to know if the man had anything to say while he was administering the punishment.'
- 'I assumed she was ill, but now that I find her here, I can tell that she was skipping class, and it is my job to administer the correct punishment.'
- 'In the words of the prosecuting lawyer Richard Horwell, 'The plan was not only to find the thieves but to administer punishment'.'
- 'Law enforcement officers and medical staff watched whilst the punishment was administered.'
- 'All that's left is to decide whether she or her father should administer the punishment.'
- 'Her mother and elder sisters administered these punishments.'
- 'But I'm not sure I agree with police being able to administer corporal punishment!'
- 'On the more practical side, we also have an Animal Protection Law, which administers effective punishments for misuse, abandoning and torture of animals.'
- 'And the old English common law treated the servant as a member of the family and that's why the master could administer corporal punishment for example.'
- 'The monotheists among them were deputed to administer this punishment.'
- 'Similar regulations on the Continent are either being ignored or blatantly flouted, with no punishment being administered by the member state.'
- 'In both, a civil action had been brought against a teacher who had administered corporal punishment.'
- 'At common law teachers are in loco parentis and may administer corporal punishment in respect of the conduct of the child at, or on its way to or from school.'
- 'Besides she is his, shouldn't he be the one to administer any punishment?'
- 'And he used to administer corporal punishment every morning to the boys.'
- 'To address these social problems we have to do more to address what has gone wrong instead of only administering punishment to those who fail.'
- ''I volunteer to administer the punishment,' she announced, raising her hand.'
- 'Physical punishment is administered, although parents tend to be indulgent with young children.'
- 'From the founding of Botany Bay to 1967, the punishment was administered as the ultimate penalty of the law, in great frequency during the convict era but much less so later.'
- 'Ma chose to defend his department chiefs rather than administering reasonable punishments and sincerely apologizing for the blunders.'
deliver, dealView synonyms - 2.2 (of a priest) perform the rites of (a sacrament, typically the Eucharist)
- 'The Bishop of Killaloe visited the parish to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation on the pupils of the local schools.'
- 'Bishop William Lee will administer the sacrament in St. Patrick's Church at 11 a.m.'
- 'The clergyman administered the Last Rite upon the departed.'
- 'Male pastoral workers are allowed to work in parishes; deacons can administer the sacraments of baptism and marriage.'
- 'In these either the Congregational minister in situ or from outside or a lay officer of the church has administered the infant baptisms.'
- 'Bishop Laurence Ryan is only administering the Sacrament of Confirmation in 16 Parishes in 2002.'
- 'A number of these revisions allow a presbyter to administer some rites of renewal, particularly the renewal of baptismal vows at the Easter Vigil.'
- 'I felt as if I'd interrupted a priest administering last rites.'
- 'His Lordship Dr. Bill Murphy Bishop of Kerry will administer the Sacrament to girls and boys who have been preparing for this special occasion for some time.'
- 'Parish priest Fr Francis McAteer administered the Last Rites at the scene.'
- 'Father Noel Dunphy administered the Sacrament to the children from the four schools in the parish.'
- 'Parish directors and lay ministers are asked to prepare candidates for baptism or marriage, then to step aside when a priest arrives to administer the sacraments.'
- 'They had to preach, administer the sacraments and look after the spiritual welfare of the people.'
- 'The Sacrament will be administered by the priests at the ceremonies.'
- 'The freedom of churches to administer the sacraments is as fundamental a religious liberty as there can be.'
- 'The means to accomplish this were literate sermons, adhering closely to the liturgy of the church; catechising the young; and administering the sacraments.'
- 'Maureen Power read the list of candidates for Confirmation and then the Bishop administered the sacrament with the sponsors by the side of the boys and girls.'
- 'Bishop Donal McKeown administered the sacrament of confirmation to children in the Parish on Thursday.'
- 'His fate seemed sealed when aides administered the Sacrament of Anointing, or last rites, on Thursday.'
- 'But if you're a sacramental church, you need priests to administer the sacraments.'
- 2.3Law archaic Direct the taking of (an oath)'the chief justice will administer the oath of office'
- 'Before administering the oath of an attorney, Judge Hilberman reminded me of four important values we should strive to uphold as attorneys.'
- 'Chief Justice John Marshall administers the oath of office to Andrew Jackson on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 1829.'
- 'Politicians spoke, judges administered the oaths and newly naturalized citizens cheered.'
- 'As a retired military officer, Don was able to actually administer the oath of enlistment to his son, which must have been a proud moment.'
3no object Give help or service.
'we must selflessly administer to his needs'- 'I had one polygraph session, which the FBI did administer to me in January, and I was told I passed and the examiner was satisfied that I had told the truth.'
- 'We administer to and serve people with all kinds of life-styles.'
- 'There are some simple tests which Dr. Anselme wishes to administer to you to ascertain your mental capabilities on this particular day.'
- 'When they were toddlers, I was supplied with fluoride drops to administer to them when I attended ante-natal classes at the Queen Mother Hospital in Glasgow.'
- 'If oxytocin sounds familiar it's because you've heard about it before - it's what they administer to women to induce childbirth.'
- 'In his zeal to accumulate wealth, Mahmud neglected to administer to the lands he had conquered.'
- 'Thailand's beloved elephants need health care and skilled people to administer to the animals.'
- 'Mark Smith used his little travelling first aid kit to administer to the injured, using what meagre resources he had to help as best he could.'
- 'Once in Japan, the three surviving doctors are placed in concentration camps and continue to administer to the sick and wounded.'
- 'It was August, very hot, and Eoka snipers were shooting at us; on occasion I had to administer to those who had been shot or peppered with shrapnel from a pencil bomb.'
- 'Four English crew are on hand to administer to your every need.'
- 'A green light flashed over the small inner hatch and the door swung open as Terry Reeve and a makeshift team of medics stormed in and began to administer to the wounded.'
- 'Guru Gobind Singh then begged them to administer to him the vows of initiation.'
- 'Their mildness and delicious flavor should make them perfect to administer to young children suffering from these conditions.'
- 'This boiled down to trained nurses being available to administer to the health care needs of prison inmates.'
- 'Three-quarters of the teachers could not pass the exams they administer to their students.'
- 'When war broke out, Japan started sending Taiwan's doctors and nurses to Southeast Asia to administer to wounded soldiers.'
- 'A huge city of catering operations and portaloos has been built to administer to the workers.'
- 'His case was aggravated by the fact that he had been sent to Britain to administer to the community.'
- 'Both employ a vast staff of menials to administer to their favourites.'
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin administrare, from ad- 'to' + ministrare (see ministration).
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New team, same show – that's a quick, brief assessment of the new CBS "Early Show" based on Monday morning's debut of the show's brand-new foursome: Co-hosts Erica Hill and Chris Wragge, news reader Jeff Glor and weather forecaster Marysol Castro.
Not that the newcomers weren't bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Despite the early hour, Chris and Erica were wide awake when they greeted viewers at 7 a.m. They were so excited that they had a tendency at the outset to talk at superspeed (especially Chris), though they seemed to relax more as the show proceeded.
To their credit, the two co-hosts didn't dwell on the fact that they were starting the new year with this new challenge of establishing themselves as the newbies on the morning-show block. They made mention of it, and then moved quickly to the day's headlines, starting with a story about those risqué videos apparently produced a few years ago by a senior officer on the naval aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise and now under investigation by top brass.
The success of this particular enterprise – making regular "Early Show" viewers forget the old team (Harry Smith, Maggie Rodriguez and Dave Price) and accept the new one – depends on that elusive quality called chemistry. And in that regard, the debut of the new team can be declared a success. As the two hours went on, the newcomers were at least able to persuade the rest of us that they're comfortable in the presence of each other.
Among the bits meant to "humanize" these new faces were Castro's report on how she spent part of New Year's Day, joining the storied Polar Bear Club (and thousands of others) on Coney Island in Brooklyn to take a "plunge" into the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean. However, she didn't really "plunge"; instead, she ran in up to her knees and then ran right back out again.
In addition, a segment of video footage and still pictures was assembled from a promotional trip the foursome took recently to visit some CBS affiliate stations in a handful of cities, including Raleigh, N.C., Tampa, Fla., San Diego and Los Angeles. Part of their visit to L.A. included a group appearance on CBS' "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," where Ferguson declared them to be "adorable." The point of the segment was to show how well the four got along in cars, planes, airports, radio stations and TV studios. They even visited one of L.A.'s iconic In-and-Out Burger stands, where they stopped for a quick lunch just like regular people.
"This trip provided memories that will last a lifetime," Glor said. Okay, maybe for him, though not necessarily for the rest of us.
In between these bits designed to familiarize us with the new team were stories and features that have been part of morning TV forever. This catalog of "same old stuff" included such timely topics as New Year's resolutions, post-holiday depression, the financial outlook for 2011, and a "Health Watch" segment on flu prevention.
The morning's big "get" was Chris Wragge's "exclusive" interview via satellite from L.A. with Lindsay Lohan's dad, Michael, who reported on his daughter's progress in rehab and also pleaded with this ex-wife Dina -– Lindsay's mom -– to join him in his efforts to keep Lindsay on the straight and narrow in the coming year.
It was all very predictable, though executed professionally and proficiently. The question is: Is this team special enough to drive a sudden (or even gradual) rise in the ratings for the third-place "Early Show" in its continuing quest to become more competitive with "The Today Show" on NBC and "Good Morning America" on ABC?
Did you watch the new team's debut? We'd like to know what you think.


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No Slipper for Cinderella: Chicago Bears Crush Seattle Seahawks 35-24
Posted By Debbie Baratz On Jan 16 2011 @ 10:25 pm In Chicago Bears | 1 Comment
In typical January weather for the home team, the Chicago Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks 35-24 today and will now advance to the NFC Title Game against team rival, the Green Bay Packers.
For a game that many expected would be closer, the Bears came out strong and scored on three of their first four possessions.
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler kicked off the team's rapid scoring with a 58-yard pass to tight end Greg Olsen. Quickly advancing to a 21-0 lead by halftime, the Bears let underdog Seattle know whose den they were playing in.
In the third quarter with a 28-0 lead, the Seahawks finally get on the board with a field goal. It took until the fourth quarter for team to finally get a touchdown.
The Bears stuck to their running game today versus their first time around against the the Seahawks in October with 45 rushing attempts compared with 28 pass attempts. In their first meeting, Cutler went for 39 passes and 14 run attempts.
Today Cutler channeled his inner running back, rushing for 43 yards and scoring two running touchdowns. He is the first quarterback since the Bears' Jim McMahon to run for a touchdown in the postseason. Cutler completed 15 of 28 passes for 274 yards and had two passing touchdowns.
He is the second quarterback in NFL history to have two rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns in a postseason game. The last quarterback to perform this feat was Otto Graham in 1954 and 1955 for Cleveland.
Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter. He finished 26 for 46 for 258 and was sacked twice.
Running back Matt Forte ran for 80 yards on 25 attempts and fellow back Chester Taylor had 44 yards on 11 carries and one touchdown. For both players, today was their first postseason as Bears.
Olsen was the team's lead receiver with three receptions for a career-high 113 yards.
The Bears' 437 yards of offense was the most in the postseason [1]for the team during the Super Bowl era. They converted 10 of 18 third downs [2]and possessed the ball for 37:10. The defense limited to the Seahawks to 34 rushing yards; Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris sacked Hasselbeck twice.
Two Seahawks went down today with concussions: tight end John Carlso and cornerback Marcus Trufant. They will remain in Chicago overnight.
On Sunday, the Bears will host the Packers for the title game. From the Bears' loss to Green Bay on Jan. 2, it enabled the rival to enter the postseason. It is the first time since 1941 that the two teams have faced each other in the postseason.
Kick-off is set for 2 p.m. CT. Which team will say third time is the charm? Let's hope it's the Bears.
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Welcome to Handgun Forum. Hope you like it here.
I am really pleased to find a new hand gun forum. This one seems very promising. Been shooting six guns for 40 plus years. I am a retired Banker/Stock Broker and live in Littleton, Colorado. I prefer single action sixguns but own a couple of Sigs and a few S&W's. My prize possesion is a Freedom Arms Model 83 in 41 Magnum. I have no use for the 454 and I trully love the 41 magnum cartridge. I notice that Bob Wright is a member. I remember his postings on the old Sixgunner site. You need to listen to this gentelman. He has much knowledge of sixguns. I would love to share a cup of coffee with him.
Welcome to Handgun Forum. Hope you like it here.
Well, we are glad to have you aboard. Feel free to jump into any conversations or start some of your own
I've been hear two weeks and have learned a lot and look forward to visiting it daily. Welcome.


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4/1/08 Booklist
Following an introduction encouraging kids to contemplate how surface features (hair color, skin color) hide a body structure shared by "everyone . . . in the world," Stewart offers a basic look at human physiology. Senses, teeth, bones, muscles, and major body systems and organs are described in turn, with boldfaced vocabulary such as bile defined at first use and also included in the glossary. The digestive system receives standout treatment in a vertically oriented spread. Taste, smell, hearing, and seeing are all given detailed attention, but touch is mentioned only in a side note. Using the challenging medium of cut paper to depict complex structures, artist Franklin reinforces the facts with impressive clarity while retaining a child-friendly sensibility, which is further aided by the pages' backdrops in a rainbow of flat, bright colors. This sprightly contribution to the Amaze series, all by Stewart and Franklin, will draw young grade-schoolers more than body books filled with dry diagrams, and teachers will welcome the book's three appended activities.
RELATED SUBJECTS: Human Body


text: Cornbread collectively refers to quick breads made of corn meal, essentially prepared by using a chemical in place of yeast as a leavening agent. Popular for its fine texture and flavor, the cornbread is baked, fried and occasionally steamed to make soft spongy delectable recipes. Baked cornbread, corn pone, hot water cornbread, Johnny cakes and hushpuppies are some the premium range of cornbread varieties that are fondly eaten all over the world as main course fares.


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easy to use, manual is easy to understand, easy to adjust everything from height and rear to forward facing. lots of room for kid to grow. cover is removabable without removing seat from car. Makes it easy to wash and yes it is machine washable. It is pretty comfortable. my 18 month old enjoyes it and falls asleep more comfortably with out her head all bent over.
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The Symphony car seat costs a little more with SURELatch, but it's definitely worth it! The Evenflo Triumph was my first choice and purchased in October for my child, however, found that it is very hard to install in any car using the LATCH system. It was challenging to have the arm strength while sitting backwards to get the car seat snug and if I asked a man to install, really have to work to get the button to depress when moving the seat to another car.
A friend has a seat with SURELatch and it installs much easier. The SURELatch actually does the work for you in cinching up the seat and it is much simpler to release.
I also like that the Symphony has the sides built up more, so I feel like it's safer. This seat can also serve as a booster as the child ages. A con for both seats is that both will need a rolled up towel to make it level when installing rear facing in a sedan backseat. A towel hasn't been required when putting the seats in a SUV. Bottom line: Buy a car seat with SURELatch!
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my baby feel so comfortable when we go traveling, I try other seat she would cry after being in a 15 mins ride, now she's all ready for a trip
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This is a great seat, highly recommend the safety and how easy it is to install. It is worth every cent spent for the ease to install. Just a click, adjust and done. The only bad thing I have to say is the straps get twisted very easily, a little wrestling match when putting my little girl into her seat with the straps each time. Other than that, we feel that this is extremely safe and sturdy. Seems very comfortable for our little girl too :) Over all happy with our purchase.
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