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Anise or aniseed, which has the scientific name Pimpinella anisum, is an herb that comes from the family Apiaceae, or carrot family. This herb is most well known for its aromatic seeds. The taste of the seeds resembles that of fennel, which comes from the same family; or licorice, which comes from a different plant family. Aniseed oil is often used to enhance the flavor of licorice candy.
This plant might have originated in Asia, but it has since spread to Europe, Northern Africa, the Middle East and North America. Ancient Egyptians and Romans used it as a spice. It also has been used throughout history for medicinal purposes and for its fragrance.
Like the other members of its family, anise is a tall plant with feathery green leaflets. It grows to a height of 1.5 to 4 feet (46 to 122 cm). The flowers are white, and the fruit, which looks like ribbed seeds and is often referred to as seed, is grey-green or greenish-brown when ripe.
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The stem of this plant, which has the same characteristic flavor as the seeds, can be eaten as a vegetable. The seeds are often used in cookies as well as in bread and sausage. They also are used as seasoning in curry and hoisin. This plant's oil is used in several liqueurs, including anisette and ouzo, as well as in the liquor absinthe. The oil also is used in toothpaste, chewing gum, cough syrup and soap, among other products.
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Thymol and an acid called rosmarinic are potent antioxidants that oregano offers. Ready for a surprise? Research shows that "…On a per gram fresh weight basis, oregano has demonstrated 42 times more antioxidant activity than apples, 30 times more than potatoes, 12 times more than oranges and 4 times more than blueberries."
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Greek Mountain Tea is made using the dried leaves and flowers of Sideritis plants (ironwort). The tea is aptly named: the plant used to make it is found on rocky slopes at elevations over 3,200 feet (1000 meters). These plants are hardy flowering perennials that have adapted to survive with little water and little soil. Only one type of this plant, Sideritis raeseri, is cultivated - and only in Greece; otherwise, this and other types are gathered in the wild.
On Crete, the common name for Mountain Tea is "malotira" (μαλοτήρα - pronounced mah-loh-TEER-rah), and almost every region of Greece has its own name for the brew, such as "Olympos tea," and "Parnassos tea," reflecting the name of the mountain where it grows. The most common English name other than Mountain Tea is "Shepherd's Tea," because Greek shepherds would use the plants to make a brewed tea while tending their flocks high in the hills.
Mountain Tea is enormously popular in Greece, and used most often in winter when levels of physical activity decrease and colds, aches, and pains increase. It is said to have a positive effect on almost anything that ails but, most notably, it is used for colds, respiratory problems, digestion, the immune system, mild anxiety, and as an anti-oxidant. It is also used as an anti-inflammatory and to reduce fever.
Wonderfully nutritious parsley is a popular culinary as well as medicinal herb, which is recognized as one of the functional food for its unique anti-oxidants and disease preventing properties. This biennial herb is native to the Mediterranean region; and belongs to the family of apiaceae of the genus; Petroselinum, and is known botanically as Petroselinum crispum.
The herb is a small plant with dark green leaves that resemble coriander leaves, in flat leaf variety, however, has a milder flavor than coriander. It is particularly widely used in Mediterranean, East European, and American cuisine.


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The story was a as similar as the other stories elements nothings new seems just the uniqueness of their work. The rich guy happen to meet the poor girl who don't care for money yet have a pride with a soft heart to help anyone in need.
Lee Kang Hoon the richest CEO got stabbed by kidnappers and was injured badly. Somehow he make way to run and happen to lose consciousness outside a shop. Yoon Seo who was a veterinarian passing by saw him and couldn't resist to help the injured man. She bought him home. It was a funny scene where she though of him as a big dog lolx.
Kang Hoon become her first human patient and received a treatment without receiving anesthesia. In the morning he wakes up little fine and before leaving left a his visiting card for the person who saved his life.
We were sure one of the two will surely fall for each other but who we couldn't guess the idea. Unfortunately the card blew in air and end up in the dustbin. It wasn't anyone fault just the fate. The CEO Kang Hoon waited to receive a call but the wait become too long no one contacted. he was too curious why on earth the person wasn't contacting him nor demanding any money. He become little obsessed with her then visit her clinic, it was the first move.
She has no idea what he was up to neither she needs any money, just the fee and the payment of the medicines. It was Kang Hoon who become too shocked and wanted to reward her but useless, he tried all means to pay off his debt but veterinarian refuse.
He then offer her to move the clinic to the wealthy neighborhood but she refuse that too saying she couldn't possibly afford it. This was just the start of their issue which become tiresome for her. Kang Hoon was determine to control every situation with money but his every moves ends with a straight arguments.
he gradually started to like hanging around Yoon Seo and enjoy the way she every time refuse and degrade him for being too wealthy. Look like he started falling for her charm. No one ever in life treated him the way she does.
Then to keep her close he offer a relationship and wanted to bound her into a contract dating. This remind us of many dramas based on contract marriage but dating was the first plot.
With the hard life she was possibly struggling to pay off the debts as she was forced t be the business partner of Kang Hoon. Not only this he made her shift to his rich neighborhood. The sectary helped the two of them sign the contract dating papers.
Actually it looks just an excuse to bound Yoon Seo stay close to him as he realize her a special person and feels the other way for her. We come to see a great romantic chemistry between the two. Many moments happen to make the two blush specially when their first accidental kiss after changing the bulb.
Rumors started to spread that Kang Hoon was dating an ordinary girl. To show every one he took Yoon Seo to the party and also wanted to put a stop on blind date set by his mother. Things happened the other way and yoon Seo feels degraded there.
She angerly left the party but Kang Hoon grab her hand and kissed her forcefully in-front of everyone. It wasn't just a show but another step to prove his genuine feelings.
This couple become the hotline news as everyone witness their romantic relation. Things become little worse and yoon seo had to hide her face every where due to the embarrassment. She get drunked and Kang Hoon bought her back home. He then saw another cute side of Yoon Seo which was enough for him to lose his heart beat.
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Look like he don't want to lose a single moment neither the glimpse of Yoon Seo. With his movs he shows to be fully fallen for her. He then kiss her and clear it wasn't the mistake. All he did was to listen his heart.
Things happen and Yoon Seo had to shift at Kang Hoon house. Finally the two started living together but they set up the rules which make us really laugh. Staying at Kang Hoon house. It was Yoon Seo who broke the rules and many times jump over Kang Hoon who being a man couldn't control over himself but still kept a distance.
It wasn't just the rumor spread in the neighborhood but also reached to the airs of his mother. The younger bother of Kang hoon arrived and was surprised to knew that he was dating a girl actually the two of them already living together. It was to too hard to believe for him everything goes opposite his elder brother nature.
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The story takes another turn when the mother find out about the contract dating and though yoon Seo was after his son's money or might blackmailing him. She insults Yoon Seo and told her to leave Kang Hoon as soon as possible. But the two of them become the way far in the serious relationship without considering about the contract.
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We really enjoy this light romance drama specially the way Yoon Seo treats Kang hoon and he become jealous for no reason. he feel insecure for loosing yoon Seo and how try to bound her in the fake relation using the excuse of dating contract. There were too many funny and sweet moments specially the lead role chemistry was really awesome.


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Siemens updated an advisory related to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the glibc library first published in July, according to a report with ICS-CERT.
Siemens created updates to mitigate this vulnerability in ROX II, APE devices, SINEMA Remote Connect, Basic RT V13, and SCALANCE M-800/S615.
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Exploits that target this remotely exploitable vulnerability are publicly available.
Siemens reports that the vulnerability affects the following products:
• ROX II: V2.3.0-V2.9.0 (inclusive)
• APE (Linux): All versions
• SINEMA Remote Connect: All versions prior to Version 1.2
• SCALANCE M-800/S615: All versions prior to version 4.02
• Basic RT V13: All versions prior to V13 SP1 Update 9
An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability may be able to cause a denial-of-service condition in the affected devices or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Siemens is a multinational company headquartered in Munich, Germany.
Siemens ROX-based devices connect devices that operate in harsh environments such as electric utility substations and traffic control cabinets. RUGGEDCOM APE is a utility-grade computing platform that plugs directly into any member of the RUGGEDCOM RX1500 family and makes it possible to run third-party software applications without an external industrial PC. SINEMA Remote Connect is a management platform for remote networks allowing users to manage and maintain tunnel connections (VPN) between networks, machines, and sites. SCALANCE security modules provide filtering of incoming and outgoing network connections with stateful packet inspection.
The affected devices see action across several sectors including chemical, communications, critical manufacturing, dams, energy, food and agriculture, government facilities, healthcare and public health, transportation systems, and water and wastewater systems. These products see use globally.
There is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the glibc library's DNS client side resolver.
CVE-2015-7547 is the case number assigned to this vulnerability, which has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1.
Crafting a working exploit for this vulnerability would be difficult.
Siemens provides updates for the following products and encourages customers to update their products:
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— Submit a support request online
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• APE (Linux): Follow update process provided in the corresponding application note
• Basic RT V13: Update to Version V13 SP 1 Update 9
• SINEMA Remote Connect software update for Version 1.2
• SCALANCE M-800/S615: Update to V4.02
Siemens recommends applying the following mitigations until the user can apply patches:
• Disable use of DNS on affected devices if possible
• Use trusted DNS servers, trusted networks/providers, and known trusted DNS domains in device configuration
• Limit size of DNS responses to 512 bytes for UDP messages, and 1024 bytes for TCP messages on network border
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
It's been a little over a year since I lost my job, and while it wasn't what I wanted, I don't know how I would have handled all of the things that have happened if I had also had to go to work every day.
Bob's dad passed away in October. One of Bob's brothers had been living with his dad, helping him, taking him to doctor's appointments, etc. He needed a few months to get things together after their dad died, and he moved out of the house shortly after the first of the year. Bob put the house on the market the first of April, and it sold immediately. With closing a couple of weeks after that, the house had to be emptied and cleaned, and with Bob working every day, most of that fell to me.
I spent quite a few days over there packing up the kitchen and dining room and throwing things away. In the end, we ended up getting the 1-800-JUNK people to come out and haul a lot of stuff away. Much of it was furniture that there was nothing wrong with, but it was stuff that no one in the family wanted. While I would have liked to have taken some of it, I didn't need it, and didn't have room for anything anyway. It was an expensive choice, but we just didn't feel like we had the time or energy to have an estate sale or put things up on Craigslist. I gave a few pieces away to a friend, and that was the extent of it.
Bob and I spent a couple of days cleaning everything, scrubbing out the refrigerator, cleaning the carpets, etc., and the closing went through fine.
That same week, my dad got sick. He had a bad cold and cough; he choked on a large pill that he was trying to take, aspirated, and ended up in the hospital with pneumonia. Two weeks after that, he passed away. There was a lot of in-between, of course -- lots of talking to doctors and nurses, getting my mom back and forth to the hospital, filling out a lot of paperwork, then getting him moved to a nursing home under hospice care, where he died on May 1.
Then came planning the funeral, notifying relatives and friends, etc. I went through hundreds of photographs to make collages for the funeral, wrote the obituary, met with the funeral home people, chose flowers . . .
The whole thing was kind of an interesting experience, and while I wouldn't say I *enjoyed* it, I was glad that I had the opportunity to do these things for my father. The funeral was fine; there weren't as many people there as I had expected, but later I realized that he was one of the last of his generation. There just aren't many of his friends around anymore. We had the funeral in his and my mom's hometown, a small town in Missouri. It was a full military funeral with a 21-gun salute, and two Naval seamen in dress whites removed the flag from the coffin and folded it in a wonderful ceremony.
I had held it together pretty well, but the memory of the seaman kneeling in front of my mother to present the flag to her can make me cry even now.
With my mother being legally blind, profoundly deaf, and disabled from a stroke years ago, handling my parents' affairs falls to me. I've spent the last couple of weeks calling insurance companies and banks, brokerage houses, lawyers, etc., and there's really no end in sight. I have an appointment with our attorney tomorrow to go over some stuff with him. I sat at my mother's assisted living apartment last Thursday while a cable installer set up cable and new telephone service, and my brother and sister and I have taken turns being over there with her.
While they were installing cable, I had them install wifi also, so I can take my laptop over and work in Dad's office while I'm getting things transitioned. I will probably eventually move things over to my house, but for now I'm just feeling my way through it.
As we do everything in life, I guess. We just do the best we can and somehow it all seems to work out.
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- Jennifer Stumpf said...
I wish I had something profound to say to offer you solace, Willa, but all I can think of is that I am sorry for you and Bob, although aren't we all heading in this direction, with each generation replacing the previous. It is a very human experience and although both of my parents are living, they are getting older and different things that have happened make me sad for them, for me, and the passing of time already. I'm happy to see your post and thanks for sharing your experience with us, especially since it is something that people don't often like to talk about, or are willing to talk about.
- Designpluz said...
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I, too, wish I had some words of wisdom, but I don't. Just wanted to say I'm sorry for all your losses in the past few months. My dad died when I was 11, so none of the work fell to me. I did have to take care of things when my mother passed away. Cleaning out her house, which was my childhood home, was one of the most difficult things I've ever done. My thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
- PeaceJen said...
My new friend, Shannon Brennan just made this comment, "In fact that only thing that had NOT gone wrong that year was a sink hole and a demonic possession." And I couldn't help thinking of you. It's definitely shorter than listing all that's happened.
- Liora Hess said...
Oh Willa! I just now read this. I am so sorry for your loss. You've had more than your share of suffering. I am sending you good energy and praying that you'll have strength to get through the challenges that have been coming your way. <3
Willa, my immediate thought was that the universe knew what it was doing when it freed you from work in order to prepare you for what was to come. I'm so sorry for all that you have had to endure, but it sounds like you have been a great support to your family. I hope that *you* have also had a lot of support, as the ones who support and take care of everyone, need care and support too!
Sending positivity, comfort and courage.
Willa, I hope things are improving for you and that you and Bob are enjoying a pleasant summer :)


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Amidst an expansive lagoon of turquoise hues surrounded by a long un interrupted stretch of pristine white sandy beaches, the resort is accessible via a short, scenic 30-minute sea plane transfer from Malé International Airport.
Luxurious Maldivian touches
The resort's design reflects a fusion of traditional and modern architecture. The 132 detached villas and suites are all separated by metres of lush tropical vegetation and have direct access to the white sand beach and the beautiful turquoise lagoon. The Sunset Beach Villas offer direct beach access from their large open air veranda. Exclusively designed for guests holidaying with families, Sunset Family Villas feature two interconnecting Beach Villas with a larger combination of indoor and outdoor space, as well as conveniently being located closer to the main restaurant, sport's complex and kid's club. Lavish and sprawling Sunset Junior Suites showcase natural wood and stone flooring, larger living spaces, open air bathrooms and private outdoor areas with direct access to the beach. With expansive outdoor private areas, the signature Sunset Pool Villas are exclusively located at the northern-most tip of the island overlooking the vast azure lagoon of Kanifushi Island. They include a spacious veranda, and boast a 30 square metre private pool. Both Junior Suites and pool Villas come with additional services including direct check in to villa, a welcome bottle of Champagne, dedicated butler and buggy service.
Platinum Plus
The uniquely exclusive, premium all inclusive holiday plan, Platinum Plus, includes all meals and a variety of snack and finger foods available during the day and evenings. Enjoy premium brands of alcohol and beer, over 80 labels of premium wines from around the world, liqueurs, unlimited cocktails, beverages, and a selection of tea and coffee. Guests will also enjoy a range of activities as part of the plan, this includes access to the sports and recreation centre, flood lit tennis court, a fully equipped gymnasium, a complimentary selection of non-motorised water sports and unlimited snorkelling excursions. Other services inlcude an in-villa minibar stocked twice a day with beer, wine, soft drinks and a selection of snacks.
Atmosphere Kanifushi boasts numerous food outlets each with its individual vibe and atmosphere. The main restaurant, The Spice, serves a wide variety of quality cuisine, buffet style including action stations and a grill. The Liquid, overlooking the sea, offers an array of exotic cocktails, beverages and a wide selection of international wines, and hosts many theme nights, special disco nights and live performances throughout the year. Alternatively, the aptly named Sunset Bar offers the perfect vantage to take in a gorgeous Maldivian sunset. In the evening this venue features a fine dining experience with specialty fusion cooking, showcasing the best of Asian and Mediterranean cuisine. A pure Vegetarian restaurant, a first in the Maldives, serves delightful vegetarian cuisine from the Mediterranean, Arabic, Indian regions along with a special menu specifically for Jain cuisine. For an authentic Teppanyaki experience, head to Teppanyaki Grill. Here guests share a table surrounding a large hot plate, where a theatrical chef will whirl, twirl, juggle, flip and flame raw ingredients into a delectable dinner.
Guests have a wide selection of daily and weekly activities organised at the sports and recreation centre. From fitness to adventure, social activities to competitive sports, are available to all guests as part of the Platinum Plus holiday plan. Two pools include an adults only pool at the Sunset Bar.
Underwater allure
The resort's PADI licensed dive centre is run by a multilingual team of professionals. Several popular dive sites are close by and there are also a variety of motorised and non-motorised activities for guests to choose from. Adventure and cultural excursions take place throughout the week including a picnic on uninhabited island, and visits to local community islands to learn about the local people and their history. As with every atoll in the Maldives, Lhaviyani Atoll has its own unique variety of marine inhabitants and reef formations. As part of the Platinum Plus holiday plan, Atmosphere Kanifushi has put together a selection of options alternated throughout the week to provide daily snorkelling excursions showcasing some of the best spots in the region. Atmosphere Kanifushi offers a daily activity schedule for children. The team at the kids club offers fun, adventurous activities and learning experiences for children to enjoy. Baby sitting services are also available at a charge for children under four years of age.
A sanctuary for tranquility
Indulge in a holistic, calming experience at Akiri Spa by Mandara. Amidst lush landscaped gardens and views of the eastern coast of the island, the spa offers a choice of luxurious health and beauty treatments including Ayurveda therapy, with professional consultation to balance body and mind. The spa also has a sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and includes a special hair and beauty salon within the complex.
Atmosphere Kanifushi Maldives
Kanifushi Island, Lhaviyani Atoll
Tel: +960 662 0066
Email: [email protected]


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Club site 224.600.6867/ Mobile: 847.915.0145
Club Hours
3:30 - 7:00 p.m. (Monday - Friday)
Club Membership
6th - 8th Grades
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Our Carpentersville Middle School site has been in operation since 2001. The site is funded through a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant funded by the federal government and passed through the Illinois State Board of Education. The CMS site is a long standing Club site, in operation since 2001, serving grades 6th - 8th in the community. Membership is nearly 200!
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BT Call Blocking - Number Blacklist
The BT 3960 features the clear and simple Call Blocking technology. This amazing technology offers a simple solution to consistent nuisance calls. You can block up to 20 individual numbers, so you never hear from them again.
- Block up to 50 individual numbers
- Numbers on your contact list get through the guardian
- Numbers you have blocked are rejected
The BT 3960 is an easy to use phone with many useful features. The name and number phone book allows you to save up to 50 numbers, and the call blocking feature allows you to block up to 50 numbers also. It's easy to set-up, has a loud speaker to free up your hands when needed, and a Do Not Disturb Mode for when you want some peace and quiet. This phone has 12 minute answering machine to record them missed calls. With a full charge on the handset, you will have up to 10 hours talk time, and 200 hours standby time.
BT 3960 Cordless Phone Quick Features
- Auto copy contacts between handsets
- 50 Name and Number Directory
- 1.6" Backlit Screen
- Handsfree / Speakerphone
- 12 Minute Answering Machine
- Access answering machine via the handsets
- Easy guided set up
- Outgoing call controls (PIN protect calls to premium / mobile numbers)
- Backlit keypad for easy dialling even in poor light
- Long range reception up to 300m outdoors, 50m indoors
- Do not disturb mode
- Up to 12 hours of talking and 120 hours on standby
- See who's left you messages
- Easy access to 3 way calling or call divert (more than one handset)
- See and hear if you have a second call waiting
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Will be sent either by Royal Mail, DPD or Parcelforce, this can typically take between 2-4 days. Free Standard Delivery is to the Mainland UK only, for all non-Mainland UK orders shipping will be charged and the rates can be found below.
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Tripp and Marcella : A Greensboro, NC Wedding Video
"Our hearts are full. It's what you feel when you see God's handiwork, like a sunrise that feels extra special. It's what you feel when you have great news, that is just not as great until you share it with the one you love. It's what we feel —- knowing that Trip has Marcella and Marcella has Tripp. " - Father of the Groom
The Vendor Team: Tripp and Marcella were married at First Christian Church in Greensboro | Their reception venue was Elm Street Center in the Empire Room | Aura Marzouk was the talented wedding photographer for the day!


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Year 7 - Year 9 (11-14 years old)
Skt. Josef's International School has designed a secondary school curriculum that builds on the learning achieved in the primary department as well as seeking an alignment of mission, learning targets, pedagogy and assessment. Five skill areas underpin learning in the secondary classes and create alignment with the outcomes and skills required for Year 10 and Year 11 (IGCSE). The general skill areas are research skills, social skills, communication skills, thinking skills and self-management skills. These skills not only reflect our aim to empower students and teachers in a culture that prioritises curiosity, humility and community, but are also the values inherent within the Skt. Josef's school learner profile.
Whilst the majority of our curriculum is the Cambridge International Curriculum, we have adapted it to reflect the needs and circumstances of our students and our international context. This individual tailoring of the curriculum allows Skt. Josef's International School to better cater for a greater range of diverse learners.
It is in the Secondary School that we begin to introduce new, more specialised classes such as Spanish/French and ICT. While Social Studies becomes more topic specific, with History taking its place. As our students work towards Year 9, they are guided in making choices for IGCSE courses with external examinations normally taken at the end of Year 11.
Secondary 1 subjects and reports
English, Mathematics, Science, History/Geography, Religion, ICT, Spanish or French, Physical Education, Arts & Design, Project X, Performing Arts, PSHE, Danish Top or Core*.
*Danish: We offer two weekly lessons of Danish at core level and 3 lessons to our top level in Year 7, and 4 lessons for top Danish in Year 8 & 9.
Students will be assessed continually on a formative basis through the day-to-day teaching and learning process. Formal assessment can take place in the form of Cambridge Progression Tests.
School reports are written for all core subjects. A Progress Report is written twice a year together with an End of Year Report. They are used as a basis for pupil/teacher conferences where class teacher and subject teachers talk with pupils on a one-to-one basis about their performance throughout the year and decide on the path forward. A copy of this report is forwarded to parents thereafter,
Parent information
- Parents' meetings are held at the beginning of the new school year. Parents, without their children, are invited to come along to information meetings. The topics cover everything from social to practical aspects of school life such as the school year, the curriculum and important dates. This is an opportunity to ask any questions you might have.
- Parent/Teacher conferences are held twice a year. Parents are allocated a time slot when they and the student can come and talk with their subject teachers.


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December 1999
In the news and the neighborhood
Sometimes newcomers to a neighborhood can be a little too nosy for comfort. In Franklin, a man reported that while cutting his lawn on three different occasions, a new neighbor watched him intently from the edge of a woodlot, never coming near, but refusing to leave.
I started to piece together a possible explanation. The owner let the grass in his yard grow fairly tall between mowings. The grassy area near a woodlot likely held plenty of field mice and meadow voles. The rodents likely retreated toward the woods when they heard the mower approaching. And the "neighbor" – a coyote – learned that the sound of the mower would deliver an easy meal.
A Mequon woman called because her neighbors saw a prowler on her back deck. The woman feared letting her children or dog outside. This particular intruder became accustomed to finding full food dishes and water dishes on back porches. Spilt seed from bird feeders around the deck attracted rodents, which in turn drew the attention of the culprit – a coyote.
Like deer, raccoons, and geese, coyotes are adaptable animals whose range has expanded throughout North America. Coyotes are especially wary of humans in places where they are hunted or trapped. However, in urban and suburban areas where they are not pursued as game animals, the coyotes' natural fear of humans decreases. When coyotes are seen in a neighborhood, many people express concern for the safety of children and pets. Coyotes will prey on house cats and attach dogs. Their fears are not unfounded: Although attacks are rare, coyotes have seriously injured small children in other states. This has not occurred in Wisconsin.
In the news and the neighborhood
Coyotes live in every Wisconsin county, with a statewide population estimated at 17,000-20,000. Surveys and sightings reported by DNR staff and the public indicate the coyote population is stable in most areas of the state, and increasing in the southern and western portions.
Coyotes (Canis latrans) are members of the dog family Canidae, and are often described as having a "German shepherd-like" appearance. They have long, thin legs, a tapered muzzle, and large, pointed ears. Their fur ranges in color from a dull yellow to gray with the throat and belly area light gray or white. An adult male coyote will measure about four feet long, including its long, black-tipped, bushy tail, and can weigh between 25 and 42 pounds. Females are smaller in size and weight.
More frequent reports of coyote sightings in recent years can be attributed to expanding development into rural areas and to media coverage of coyote-related incidents.
For instance in southeast Wisconsin, we've had alleged cases of coyotes killing dogs in Oak Creek, Franklin and Glendale, while the pets surely died, we couldn't substantiate if the pets were killed by coyotes, by other domestic animals, feral dogs, wolf-dog hybrids, or from other causes. In all cases the dogs were small breeds, the dogs were not leashed, they were pets accompanied by their owners and deaths occurred between dusk and dawn.
Although coyotes are primarily nocturnal, it's not uncommon to observe them during the day. As a survival instinct, coyotes became nocturnal when Wisconsin settlers pursued them as game.
We may be seeing more urban coyotes during daylight because they are no longer hunted and trapped, and are reverting to their pre-settlement behavior. Coyote sightings often increase in the winter because the animals travel greater distances in search of food, increasing the likelihood of being seen.
Coyotes are typically not aggressive toward humans and are generally fearful of them. In areas of southeastern Wisconsin, as in other areas where coyotes are not hunted or trapped due to local ordinances, this fear is reduced. As a result, coyotes may not flee immediately upon observing humans.
Coyotes prefer woodland edges and brushy areas that provide adequate cover; however, they readily use farm fields, parkways, riverways, parks and other areas with natural vegetation in city and residential developments. Coyotes routinely travel a territory, which may include your back yard. Coyote pups are born in the spring, and the nursing females and their young need a lot of food. By late summer, the pups have learned to hunt for themselves, but they are searching for food at the same time of year people enjoy backyard barbecues and picnics.
These versatile predators and scavengers feed primarily on rabbits, small rodents and animal carcasses, but will also eat birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains and other plants. White-tailed deer carcasses are a principal food source for the coyote in Wisconsin. Coyotes do not commonly prey upon deer, although they are capable of taking fawns and weakened adults.
As with any predator-prey relationship, coyotes help keep their prey populations healthy and in balance with the environment. When coyotes consume animal carcasses, they help prevent the spread of disease within wildlife populations. In agricultural areas, coyotes prey on rodents that damage crops.
When the coyote's natural food is plentiful it seldom preys upon domestic animals – but pet cats and rabbits are no match for a hungry coyote. Coyotes are territorial; they may perceive domestic dogs as a threat, triggering a response to defend home turf, food sources, den sites and offspring. Pet owners should avoid leaving their pets outside unattended at night when coyotes are most active. Also, keep your pets' vaccinations up to date. Coyotes carry internal and external parasites and are susceptible to an assortment of diseases including rabies, canine parvovirus and canine distemper.
Controlling coyotes in communities
To keep coyote populations in check, Wisconsin maintains a year-round firearm season and specified trapping season. On private property landowners, occupants and family members can hunt or trap coyotes without a license to remove nuisance animals at any time except the 24 hours preceding the gun deer opener or in areas designated as "closed to coyote hunting during the gun deer season."
In cities, controlling coyotes is another matter altogether. With trapping and hunting often prohibited within the city limits of many communities, residents must use nonlethal means of discouraging coyotes: making loud noises, throwing rocks, or spraying them with a garden hose. Although the response may not be immediate, eventually the coyotes will flee.
DNR works with communities to manage urban coyote populations. Urban Wildlife Specialist Ricky Lien helps communities form plans to limit the spread of coyotes in town; contact him at (414) 263-8622 for assistance. If your community's primary concern is a few animals that have wandered into town, contact the USDA's Wildlife Services helpline – 1-800-433-0688.
The sight of coyotes roaming suburbia does perk up interest in a hurry. Several towns and villages in our southeast corner have found reason to put coyote management on the public agenda:
In the winter of 1996-97, a coyote allegedly killed a poodle in the south Milwaukee County community of Oak Creek. Municipal administrators considered a program to shoot "problem" coyotes in response to concerns from area dog owners. DNR wildlife managers and a conservation warden met with community leaders to discuss coyote biology and management. A shooting program was authorized, then abandoned due to public opposition. No coyotes were shot.
The Village of Wind Point in Racine County was issued permits in the winters of 1995 & 1996 to trap nuisance coyotes. A pet owner whose dog was subsequently caught in a permitted snare spearheaded public opposition, and trapping did not continue in 1997. Since then, state law has allowed coyote trapping without the need for a permit.
I have made presentations to town residents, village boards and common councils in Fox Point, Franklin, Mequon, Caledonia and River Hills. A common outcome of the meetings is a concerted community effort to use nonlethal ways to dissuade coyotes from staying on urban lots. Most communities are finding ways to live with their wild neighbors.
Educating the community about coyote habits is key to understanding their behavior and preventing problems. A four-page DNR fact sheet "The Coyote" (publication WM-148 86) can be duplicated and distributed. Order a copy from the DNR Bureau of Wildlife Management, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707.
Other recommended books about coyote habits include Mammals of Wisconsin by H.H.T. Jackson; Coyotes: Biology, Behavior, and Management by M. Bekoff; Wild Mammals of North America – Biology, Management, Economics by J.S. Chapman and G.A. Feldhamer; The Wild Canids – Their Systematics, Behavioral Ecology and Evolution by M.W. Fox; and Furbearing Animals of North America by L.L. Rue.
Coyote sightings should become less frequent, though they likely won't stop altogether: Occasional sightings will continue because coyotes keep learning new ways to survive as a part of the urban wildlife community. These intelligent animals, like their human neighbors, adapted to life in the suburbs.
Tami Ryan is the DNR's wildlife biologist stationed in Milwaukee.


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Forecasting is the process of estimation in unknown situations. Prediction is a similar, but more general term, and usually refers to estimation of time series, cross-sectional or longitudinal data. In more recent years, Forecasting has evolved into the practice of Demand Planning in every day business forecasting for manufacturing companies. The discipline of demand planning, also sometimes referred to as supply chain forecasting, embraces both statistical forecasting and consensus process.
Forecasting is commonly used in discussion of time-series data.
Categories of forecasting methodsEdit
Time series methodsEdit
Time series methods use historical data as the basis for estimating future outcomes.
Causal / econometric methodsEdit
Some forecasting methods use the assumption that it is possible to identify the underlying factors that might influence the variable that is being forecasted. For example, sales of umbrellas might be associated with weather conditions. If the causes are understood, projections of the influencing variables can be made and used in the forecast.
- Regression analysis using linear regression or non-linear regression
- Autoregressive moving average (ARMA)
- Autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA)
- e.g. Box-Jenkins
Judgemental methodsEdit
Judgemental forecasting methods incorporate intuitive judgements, opinions and probability estimates.
- Composite forecasts
- Surveys
- Delphi method
- Scenario building
- Technology forecasting
- Forecast by analogy
Other methodsEdit
Forecasting accuracyEdit
The forecast error is the difference between the forecast value and the actual value for the corresponding period.
$ \ E_t = Y_t - F_t $
where E is the forecast error at period t, Y is the actual value at period t, and F is the forecast for period t.
Measures of aggregate error:
|Mean Absolute Error (MAE)
|$ \ MAE = \frac{\sum_{t=1}^{N} |E_t|}{N} $
|Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE)
|$ \ MAPE = \frac{\sum_{t=1}^N |\frac{E_t}{Y_t}|}{N} $
|Percent Mean Absolute Deviation (PMAD)
|$ \ PMAD = \frac{\sum_{t=1}^{N} |E_t|}{\sum_{t=1}^{N} |Y_t|} $
|Mean squared error (MSE)
|$ \ MSE = \frac{\sum_{t=1}^N {E_t^2}}{N} $
|Root Mean squared error (RMSE)
|$ \ RMSE = \sqrt{\frac{\sum_{t=1}^N {E_t^2}}{N}} $
Please note that the business forecasters and demand planners in the industry refer to the PMAD as the MAPE, although they compute this volume weighted MAPE. Difference between MAPE and WMAPE is explained in Calculating Demand Forecast Accuracy
See also
- Forecast error
- Calculating Demand Forecast Accuracy
- Predictability
- Prediction interval, similar to confidence interval
Application of forecastingEdit
Forecasting has application in many situations:
- Supply_chain_management
- Weather forecasting and Meteorology
- Transport planning and Transportation forecasting
- Economic forecasting
- Technology forecasting
- Earthquake prediction
- Land use forecasting
- Product forecasting
- Armstrong, J. Scott (ed.) (2001). ''Principles of forecasting: a handbook for researchers and practitioners (in English), Norwell, Massachusetts: Kluwer Academic Publishers. ISBN 0-7923-7930-6.
- Kress, George J.; Snyder, John (30 May 1994). ''Forecasting and market analysis techniques: a practical approach (in English), Westport, Connecticut, London: Quorum Books. ISBN 0-89930-835-X.
- Geisser, Seymour (1 June 1993). Predictive Inference: An Introduction (in English), Chapman & Hall, CRC Press. ISBN 0-412-03471-9.
See alsoEdit
External linksEdit
[1] The main source of information about forecasting on the internet is the Forecasting Principles site, forecastingprinciples.com. Forecasting Principles summarizes all useful knowledge about forecasting for researchers, practitioners, and educators. It is provided as a public service by the International Institute of Forecasters. The Institute publishes the journals International Journal of Forecasting and Foresight, and organizes International Symposia on Forecasting and forecasting workshops.
The Institute of Business forecasting is the organization that provides seminars and conferences in demand planning and supply chain forecasting. Articles from practitioners are published by the Journal of Business Forecasting.
- The International Institute of Forecasters
- Forecasting Principles: "Evidence-based forecasting"
- DemandPlanningNet
- Institute of Business Forecasting
- Long-Range Forecasting: "The accumulated wisdom of ages... about forecasting methods"
- Principles of Forecasting Handbook
- http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/sttimser.html
- Applied Forecasting: news on forecasting
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Welding Projects
Joe Angell
Since I've started to learn how to weld, I've added a new page devoted to welding projects. The first pages are the Learning to Weld page, which I moved from the DeLorean Repair and Maintenance blog, and a trio of desktop speaker stands I used as a practice project. I expect I'll be adding more as time goes on and I come up with more things I need welded.


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Take Belt Pkwy to Exit 17S (Crossbay Blvd). Meeting Point: Western parking lot near red brick gazebo structure. Free parking in lot!
Volunteer hour verification will be provided to students upon request. Gloves, garbage bags, pickers will be provided. Light lunch will be served. To register, contact Aminta Kilawan-Narine at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Basting. No, not a turkey!
The Eye of the Beholder process for applique and reverse applique has 4 steps: trace. baste. snip and stitch.
When basting, I use a thick thread that is a contrasting color to the top fabric. I prefer button thread, but can't always find it. So, most of the time I use my cotton hand quilting thread.
For a needle, I use a No. 7 Sharps, which you can purchase in our web-shop.
Essentially you use needle and thread to draw on the traced markings of the design. The basting transfers the pattern to the front, holds your piece together without pins, and stabilizes the fabric.
So, how you baste, though not hard, is important.
A basting stitch is a running stitch. Do not back stitch.
Knot your thread at the beginning and end of each shape you are basting. Do not carry thread to the next shape.
Generally, stitches are 1/4 " long and 1/4" apart.
Baste right on your traced lines.
You want to detail the arcs of the curves, and the sharpness of the corners.
Detail your corners by putting the needle right into the corners.
If the shapes are smaller,or the curves tighter, like small circles, your stitches need to be smaller. However, if stitches are too small or too close together, it will impede your applique process.
The goal is to accurately baste your design onto the front where the sewing happens.
If you are not sure, flip to the front and see if you can see the design well enough for you.
When you get to the applique part, the basting is all you have for knowing where to snip and sew.
It is when we get to sewing that we really experience the benefits of basting. When you cut away the top fabric to snip your seam allowances, your piece will not separate or the fabric swim on you and loose its shape.
There are other benefits to basting, but that's for another time.
For more on the whole process, take a gander at our technique tutorial on the website.


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#300kmJune Week 5 Recap
Hey! This is the last weekly recap of #300kmJune and gosh it was a hard one. We had four days to go, and on Thursday I came down with the worst sickness I have had in years. That did not stop us though and I can proudly say we made it through 300 kilometre June in one piece! Here's how:
Tuesday, 27th June
I didn't want the end of #300kmJune to just be us walking back and forth to Upper Hutt as I knew that was the right distance to cross the line. So instead I decided to walk up Cannons Point with Diego, have some photoshoots along the way and actually have fun for at least one of the last walks. It was a beautiful walk, and Diego ran about the whole time.
Wednesday, 28th June
My lovely friend decided to come with us on this adventure and we headed off down the riverbank to Upper Hutt again so that I could get the days kilometres in as well as catch up from the Tuesday. We got so busy chatting that we missed the easy way to cross the motorway so had to keep walking all the way down to the Moonshine bridge where we crossed. This meant we were allowed to get an Unholy Donut from Hells Pizza though, which is my current obsession and you must try it. We got a good amount of kilometres in and I felt confident for the final few days.
Thursday, 29th June
Too much confidence is a bad thing, so when I awoke on Thursday to being bed bound by the flu I realised that this was going to be a harder feat than I envisaged. I was so poorly in the morning that I couldn't look at a device without a rippling headache and couldn't leave bed as all my limbs were in a searing pain. I loaded up on some painkillers and by mid afternoon I could manage a zombie stroll around the Totora Park bridge and duck pond. This was done at an extremely slow pace, and if anyone saw me that day they would have guessed that I was already dead. Straight to bed I went after that walk, dreading the next day.
Friday, 30th June
After so much struggle during the month, and such amazing support from you all, I couldn't let anyone down so I knew that I would have to walk the last 17.17km this day, even if it killed me. After my doctors appointment in the morning, I headed to the river bank close to Silverstream and Diego and I set off. It was once again very slow, and very painful but we managed to get in about 9 kilometres before I had to go home for a snooze. After that little nap I decided to go around the Totora Park bridge and duck pond again and hope that pushed us over the line. At this stage, I did cheat a little bit. I put the FitBit on Diego. I am not proud of this moment, but it had to be done because I couldn't see myself able to walk much further. We walked around the park, played fetch, had a rest stop by the river and continued. To be fair, after looking at my phones tracking system Diego only completed about 2.5 kilometres more than me so it wasn't cheating to the highest degree. We got home from this walk and still had one and a half kilometres to go, so we fled into the night one last time to do a quick loop around my block and to finish the month strong.
Thank you all for your support during this month, I will have one last post in regards to #300kmJune and that will include all my thoughts, my learnings as well as the winners for our giveaways and the total amount of money we raised for HUHA. That will be out a bit later in the week.
There is still a few days to donate so please head over there now and support this amazing cause.


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After seeing the Tova tunic/dress all over the sewing blogs and Internet about a year and a half a go I purchased the pattern and immediately went on the quest of looking for the perfect fabric. I lucked out and found this amazing periwinkle plaid up in Portland at Bolt fairly quickly, and than I hoarded them both in my sewing stash since then.
Almost two weeks ago now for my birthday I was surprised with the amazing presents of a new sewing machine and my first serger. What a better project to try out both my new toys than with this project.
Overall the finished product is amazingly comfortable. I was planning on adding pockets to but was sewing the sides when my youngest daughter was on semi asleep on the floor next to me, needless to say my brain completely forgot about the pockets. That's fine though I will just have to add them next time. And maybe make the dress a little longer (it's a wear leggings with it length). Yes, there will be a next time. I like the finished project enough to make it again.
My only complaint is that the directions are really poorly written. I had to re-read sections multiple times to get an idea about what the authors meant. Many times I just said screw it and did it my way instead. Otherwise the dress went together very nicely.
Pattern: Wiksten Tova
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Navy Stripe Tote by Viv & Lou
- 13" L x 5.25" W x 14" H
- Polyester
- Interior Lining
- Reinforced Bottom
- Interior Zipper Pocket
- Easy-to-Carry Vegan Leather Handles
This item is not available in the Florence store - please place your order online. This item is also customizable - click here for our personalization guide. Personalized items can not be returned unless defective. Characters will be monogrammed exactly as you type them - for example, for a Traditional monogram for Judy Anne Paris, you would type in JPA.


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Sending a Take-Down Notice.
When you find a misuse of your proprietary work, you need to send a letter demonstrating your right to the image and all of the incidents of infringement. But a lot of times, you can't find the infringer, but you can find their ISP provider and get them to take it down on their own. This is one place where registration can be helpful, you cannot get statutory damages without registration. But at my cost for a take down notice, you can afford to have an attorney track down the ISP and send the notice and protect your interests.
Receiving a Take-Down Notice.
This is a harder notice to get. If you are infringing and just posting someone's work or picture, don't be a jerk, just take it down. (I won't even charge you for that advice.) But if you want to issue a Counter Notification, saying essentially "I am not violating your copyright because of [xyz] reason," that is an altogether more complicated situation. If you make this choice, I can help you draft the letter, but I will have to help you find an attorney because, in short, you're saying you're willing to sue to keep the image up. (Though negotiation could work out a license agreement that could clear up the issue.)
f you wish to send a DMCA Take Down Notice or have received a DMCA Take Down Notice, fill out the form to the right.
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Essentially, a DMCA Take-Down notice is the way that the owner of a copyright can order that their copyrighted work, that they can confirm is copyrighted, is being misappropriated on that website. Generally, the help of an attorney was considered too expensive to seek help with these notices, but my flat rate allows you to know precisely what you will owe. My services will include finding the correct person, notifying them of the violation, considering whether the use is fair use, and help you decide what to do if you receive a counter notification. Don't know what most of that means or how to do it, it's okay because I do and I can help you out with it.


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Capital | Budapest
Population | 9,976,062 (July 2011 est.)
Area | 93,030 SQ KM
Official Language | Hungarian
Holidays | Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August; note - commemorates the date when his remains were transferred to Buda (now Budapest)
Currency | Forint (HUF)
Time Zone | UTC +1
Best Time to Visit | May to September (summer)
Connecting with the Culture | Soothing away those aches and pains in one of Budapest's thermal baths. Letting loose at a resort on Lake Balaton, Hungary's 'inland sea'. Strolling around the Castle District in Buda. Cycling along the Danube Bend, particularly around Szentendre. Bird watching in the Hortobágy National Park. Caving in the Aggtelek Karst, a Unesco World Heritage site.
Read | Fateless, by Imre Kertész, an autobiographical novel about the author's experiences in concentration camps in WWII: Eclipse of the Crescent Moon, by Géza Gárdonyi, a tale set in the 16th century during the Turkish siege.
Listen | to Márta Sebestyén, whose haunting voice appears on The English Patient soundtrack, or Hungarian folk ensembles such as Cifra.
Watch | István a Király (Stephen the King), written by Levente Szörényi and János Bródy, a stiring rock-opera about the life of the first king of Hungary. 6:3 is Péter Timár's account of the impact the 'football match of the century' between England and Hungary in 1953 had on people's lives.
Eat | töttött káposzta, cabbage leaves rolled and stuffed with meat and rice; madátej is a delicious custard- like dessert.
Drink | Tokaji Aszú—'the wine of kings and the king of wines'; pálinka, a kick-like –a-mule brandy made from stone fruits such as pear, apricot or plum.
In a Word | Szia (hello)
Characteristics | Goulash; salami; Rubik's Cube; water polo; Nobel prize winners; Zsa Zsa Gabor; Gypsy music.
Surprises | Hungarian surnames appear before their Christian names, as in Asian cultures; the burial place of Attila the Hun and his lost treasure is said to be in Hungary.
Hungary and Kazakhstan form economic alliance
(HN, 5/7/12) - Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán signed several agreements with his Kazakhstan counterpart Karim Massimov on a trip to Astana this weekend for the Hungary-Kazakhstan business forum where Orban discussed his country's economic crisis & stated: "We not only have a new government, but also changed our mentality & approach to general issues: this is the main source of our international vision. We started thinking this way 2 years ago. We did not lose our hopes & ambitions. This is why 50 Hungarian companies consider it a priority to send their representatives to this forum to improve & enhance relations with our Kazakhstan partners." Kazakhstan is Hungary's primary trading partner in Central-Asia. (Read more at NEW EUROPE)
Hungarian President in plagiarism scandal
(HN, 3/28/12) - On Friday Hungarian President Pal Schmitt, in office since 2012, cancelled all public engagements. In January news magazine HVG alleged that 90% Schmitt's 1992, 215-page PhD dissertation was almost a direct translation of a work written by Nikolay Georgiev in 1987, a now deceased Bulgarian sport historian. Schmitt's actions come after a special committee set up by Semmelweis University, Mr. Schmitt's alma mater, concluded the Hungarian president had copied large chunks of the thesis on the modern Olympic's "word for word"; & revoked his scientific degree by a University board vote of 33-4. HVG also claimed that 17 pages of the 35-page paper appear to have directly from an essay written in English in 1992 by German academic Klaus Heinemann; & published extracts apparently showing Mr. Schmitt's inaccurate translations.
Schmitt is a former Olympic fencing champion & member of the International Olympic Committee since 1983. The 69-year-old president denies cheating, claiming to have used 21 sources & "the best of his own learning" in writing the paper. He is expected to make a live address on Hungarian television & radio amid widespread expectations that he will step down. Opposition parties close to the conservative government of Hungary's PM Viktor Orban, who backed Schmitt's election by Parliament in 2010 for a 5-year term, have called for Schmitt's resignation. If Schmitt resigns, he will be temporarily replaced by Parliamentary Speaker Laszlo Kover until lawmakers elect a new president.


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If you're like most people, buying a home is your single biggest investment, and your largest debt. As such, the home buying process can be one of the most exciting, but sometimes also stressful, experiences you will ever experience. This may be true whether you have purchased many homes or you are looking to buy your first, whether you are in the market for a new primary residence, an investment property or that perfect vacation getaway.
Moreover, never has the real estate market offered more great opportunities, or been fraught with more risks, than now. There are many factors to consider and many decisions to make. That is why, when buying, it is crucial for you to have all the available resources necessary to make a well-informed decision, together with the time required to make complete use of them. That is also why you should enlist the help of a trusted REALTOR® who will be able to provide you with expert consultation at each step of the buying process.
It is important to M & M Realty Group that you get everything you are looking for in a home, and that you are completely satisfied with your purchase. As Accredited Buyer's Representatives (ABR®), we have a wealth of knowledge and resources that can help you along the way to home ownership. We look forward to working with you!
The Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR®) designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. This coveted designation is awarded by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC), an affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS®, to real estate practitioners who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria.
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[ncc-announce] RIPE NCC General Meeting 7 October 2009
Axel Pawlik unread at ripe.net
Wed Oct 7 21:13:13 CEST 2009
Dear Colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) October 2009 was held Wednesday, 7 October 2009, adjacent to the RIPE 59 Meeting, at the Corinthia Hotel in Lisbon. There were 82 attendees excluding RIPE NCC staff and observers from the other Regional Internet Registries. The RIPE NCC members approved the following two formal resolutions at the GM: - "The General Meeting adopts the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2010 Version A" - "The General Meeting in accordance with Article 21 of the Articles of Association adopts the amendments to the Articles of Association as proposed and announced by the Executive Board on 9 September 2009." "Furthermore, the General Meeting instructs and authorises the Executive Board to perform or to have performed all that is required to have the amendments executed before a Dutch civil law notary, including but not limited to the translation into Dutch by certified translator and final amendment at the request of the notary or RIPE NCC's lawyer of the exact wording of the amendments in Dutch, and the amendment of any cross-references to the Articles of Association in other documents to bring these in conformity with the Articles of Association as adopted in this General Meeting." The RIPE NCC would like to thank its membership for the input and support given at the General Meeting. Regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC


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Has Yahoo Panama really made a difference? Yahoo's new paid search ranking algorithm ranks ads based on ad quality and click through rate, as well as bid amount.
I've been tracking 10 different ads for two different clients.
Higher Impressions & Clicks
All ads in the test are seeing higher impression counts since the 5th (Panama launch day).
They're also seeing higher click counts.
Cost Per Click
It gets really interesting, though, when you start comparing cost per click to impressions and clicks.
On one campaign, we boosted our bids slightly the day before Panama launched. We expected to see a higher cost per click, and higher clicks. Instead, we got a dip in cost per click:
Note that clicks spiked, then stayed at a higher level than the week before, even though our cost per click actually dipped slightly. In the old, bid-only rankings, that would only have happened if competitors changed their bids. In this case, we didn't see any sign of lower bid competition.
Cost For Position
The real test, though, is in the cost per position. If we're creating higher-quality ads than our competitors (and we'd better be!) then you'd expect that, as time passes, our rankings would improve with little or no increase in cost. That, I'm glad to say, seems to have held true:
We're consistently getting higher ranking for the same or a lower cost per click. I don't have a pretty graph for this statistic, but as our clickthru rate improved, so did our ranking.
There might be a chicken-and-egg argument here – did the higher clickthru improve ranking, or did higher ranking improve clickthru? Almost certainly a little bit of both. The most important feature, though, is that we didn't have to increase our bid amounts to improve ranking and clickthru.
No Miracles
Alas, Panama isn't the ticket to $.05 clicks and top-3 rankings. In our tests, ads that don't start in the top 6-7 positions didn't move up. It may be that, given a longer test period, they will. But for now assume you have to position your ad in the top 5, at least, if you want to really take advantage of Panama's performance-driven ranking algorithm.
What I'd Change
Overall, I give Yahoo Panama a thumbs-up (not that anyone at Yahoo! was waiting with bated breath to hear that, but someone may care). One major improvement I'd like to see: A future algorithm upgrade that measures landing page quality, too. That would really give smart advertisers a leg up, and drive higher-quality ad creative, more honest offers, and less click arbitrage.
This was an admittedly brief and less-than-perfectly-scientific test. But the results were pretty clear:
- Under Panama, ads with high clickthru rates get higher ranking, for a lower cost.
- Compelling ad copy that draws high clickthru rates will save money.
- But, to take advantage of the new algorithm, you will have to invest in a top-5 position.
- So split-testing and great ad copy are now as important on Yahoo as they are in Google Adwords. Make sure you test for the best copy!
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