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European Retail Briefing - September 2009
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Table of contents
Analyst's Comment
- New law caps grocers' expansion in Russia
- New law limits growth
- Early reactions negative
- Not all bad news
- For now – uncertainty
- New law caps grocers' expansion in Russia
Headlines for the Month
- Food retailers
- Clothing retailers
- Multi-sector
- Department stores
- Electricals
- Furniture retailing
- Health and beauty
- Miscellaneous
- Food retailers
Retail Sales Review
- France
- Figure 1: France: Retail sales trends, 2008-09
- Inflation
- Figure 2: France: Inflation, 2008-09
- Germany
- Figure 3: Germany: Retail sales trends, 2008-09
- Inflation
- Figure 4: Germany: Inflation, 2008-09
- Italy
- Figure 5: Italy: Retail sales trends, 2008-09
- Inflation
- Figure 6: Italy: Inflation, 2008-09
- Netherlands
- Figure 7: The Netherlands: Retail sales trends, 2008-09
- Inflation
- Figure 8: The Netherlands: Inflation, 2008-09
- Spain
- Figure 9: Spain: Retail sales trends, 2008-09
- Inflation
- Figure 10: Spain: Inflation, 2008-09
- Figure 11: Retail sales trends, 2008-09
- Inflation
- Figure 12: UK: Annual percentage change in Retail Price Index for selected product groups, 2008-09
European Retail: Background
- Figure 13: Europe: Population, by country, 2008
- Figure 14: Europe: GDP, by country and per capita, 2008
- Figure 15: Europe: Consumer expenditure, by country and per capita, 2008
- Figure 16: Europe: Retail sales, by country and per capita, 2008
Retailing in the Netherlands
- The Dutch retail scene
- The Netherlands in figures
- Population
- Figure 17: The Netherlands: Population trends, 2005-09
- Figure 18: The Netherlands: Population, by age group, 2008 and 2009
- Figure 19: The Netherlands: Households, January 2008
- Economy
- Figure 20: The Netherlands: Gross domestic product, 1999-2009
- Figure 21: The Netherlands: Consumer prices, 2003-08
- Figure 22: The Netherlands: Consumer expenditure, 1999-2008
- Dutch retailing in figures
- Figure 23: The Netherlands: Retail sales, 2004-09
- Figure 24: The Netherlands: Breakdown of retail sales, by type of retailer, 2004-08
- Figure 25: The Netherlands: Retail enterprises, 2003-07
- Figure 26: The Netherlands: Outlet numbers, 2004-08
- Figure 27: The Netherlands: Retail employment, 2004-08
- Figure 28: The Netherlands: Retail employment, by type of retailer, 2006-08
News Analysis
- Bakers (retail)
- UK: Greggs enjoys profit increase
- UK: Thorntons' FY profits down 4.5%
- Co-ops (retail)
- UK: Co-op launches legal service ad campaign
- Grocers
- Estonia: Comarket rebrands as ABC Supermarkets
- France: Auchan
- … signs €800 million financing deal
- … sees H1 profit dip 17.8%
- France: Carrefour
- … posts H1 loss
- … Carrefour enters Iran
- … in Russian expansion drive
- France: Casino H1 profit up 0.8%
- Germany: Aldi appoints new UK boss
- Germany: Tengelmann reports FY results
- Lithuania: Maxima sales fall 9.2%
- Netherlands: Ahold profits plummet 42%
- Norway: Reitan posts sales increase
- Russian Federation: Lenta founder sells 35% stake to TPG and VTB
- Russian Federation: Magnit enjoys H1 profit boost
- Russian Federation: Seventh Continent H1 profit halves
- Russian Federation: X5 Q2 profit up 87%
- Slovenia: Mercator H1 profit halves
- Sweden: ICA and Apoteket plan link-up
- Turkey: BIM posts solid H1 results
- UK: Asda
- … posts strong Q2 sales
- … branches into life insurance market with LV
- UK: Sainsbury's
- … opens largest Northern Irish store
- … announces Scottish expansion plans
- … to triple games marketing budget
- UK: Tesco
- … sets up weather team
- … seals partnership with Fortis
- UK: Morrisons H1 profits soar 45%
- Off-licences
- UK: Majestic Wine halves minimum bottle purchase
- Other food specialists
- UK: Holland & Barrett receives approval for Julian Graves takeover
- Clothing retailing
- Denmark: IC Companys sees FY sales dip 4%
- Germany: Escada to file for insolvency
- Spain: Inditex receives approval for Indian joint venture
- Sweden: H&M suffers LFLs dip
- UK: Adams appoints new chief
- UK: Ann Summers hires new marketing manager
- UK: Ben Sherman Losses widen
- UK: High & Mighty sold to N Brown
- UK: Jaeger completes Aquascutum purchase
- UK: Alexon to relaunch Ann Harvey
- UK: Matalan to create 1,800 jobs
- UK: Mackays sees profit fall
- UK: Primark expects FY LFLs up 7%
- Footwear retailing
- UK: Bolliger to retire from Clarks chief executive role
- Mixed goods retailing
- UK: Wilkinson posts record FY sales
- Multi-sector retailing
- Finland: Kesko eyes Russian market
- Germany: Arcandor
- … abandons hope of anchor investor
- … divisions could remain operational
- UK: HMV posts results, buys 7Digital stake
- UK: Home Retail posts better-than-expected Q2 results
- UK: Laura Ashley H1 sales up 6%
- UK: M&S starts search for new chief
- Department stores
- UK: Debenhams demands improved terms from suppliers
- UK: Fenwick posts solid FY results
- UK: Harrods sees FY sales rise 9%
- UK: House of Fraser sees profits soar 16% in H1
- DIY retailing
- UK: Kingfisher rushed to reveal H1 profits after data leak
- UK: Focus saved from administration
- Robert Dyas names new chairman, concludes debt deal
- Electrical retailing
- Poland: DSG denies Electro World sale
- Russian Federation: M.Video H1 profit slumps 15%
- UK: DSGi sales down 6%
- UK: Kesa group saled dip despite rise at Comet
- Carpet retailing
- UK: Allied Carpets announces redundancies
- Furniture retailing
- Sweden: Ikea to resume Russian expansion
- Home shopping
- UK: Findel fundraising receives strong backing
- UK: Littlewoods launches in Europe
- UK: Moonpig doubles profits
- Health and beauty retailing
- Germany: Celesio profit edges up in Q2
- Germany: Douglas Holding records Q3 loss
- Poland: Torfarm H1 profit up
- Switzerland: Galenica buys OM Pharma
- UK: Lloyds Pharmacy to provide high street healthcare
- Sports and leisure goods retailing
- UK: Sports Direct ups profit forecast as sales jump
- Jewellers
- UK: Signet
- … suffers Q2 LFLs drop
- … Q2 profit jumps thanks to cost cuts
- UK: Theo Fennell swings to £3.3 million FY loss
- Toys and games retailing
- UK: Hamleys FY losses mount
- Economic news
- Europe: Euro retail sales down in July
- Ireland: Irish retail sales revive in June
- UK: Retail sales "continue to rise", says BRC
- UK: ONS: 24% of retailers did not pass on VAT cut
- UK: London retail sales up in July, says BRC
- UK: CBI: Retail sales dip in August
- UK: BRC reports dip in August retail LFLs
- Bakers (retail)


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Cleveland's Tyler Keenan broke into a big smile following the Rams' 7-2 non-conference win over Clayton Wednesday at home, but he felt upbeat about more than his two-run home run.
"I don't think anybody expected us to come out this strong," said Keenan of Cleveland's 3-0 start after a 12-11 record a year ago. "It's a good feeling — a lot better than last year. Everybody is clicking this year. We didn't have good chemistry last year."
Keenan, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound sophomore shortstop batting third, stroked a two-run 360-foot home run to right-center field for a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Starting pitcher Ryan Flores scored earlier when he reached based on a throwing error and scored from second on another throwing error that allowed Landon Brown to reach first safely.
Keenan also knocked in Flores in the fifth inning with a single to finish the day 3 of 4 with three RBIs.
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"I got a fastball up and thought I could pull it," Keenan said of his first homer of the season. "I worked on my hitting all summer."
Flores is one of the varsity additions from last year's 19-1 junior varsity team to join Keenan's big bat on the roster. The 5-8 left-hander pitched 5 1/3 innings to pick up the win and was 3 of 4 with three runs scored while batting leadoff. That's a heavy load for a first-year varsity player, but he welcomes it.
"I think I do well under pressure," said Flores, who is 2-0 after winning the opener. "I focus a little more and try my hardest. It gets me prepared."
Cleveland's fast start has come about despite only one practice on the field due to the winter storms.
"We didn't get the timely hitting today that we had in the first two games, but I'm pleased with this team," Cleveland coach Jamie Lee said. "We've got a good group of kids. I like working with them. We took some ground balls in the parking lot, but we were only on the field one day before the first game."
Clayton, which also had only one practice on the field before winning its opener, dropped to 1-1.
Comets shortstop Cole Hinnant was 1 of 4 with an RBI and first baseman Brooks Verona was 2 of 4 with an RBI. Zach Greene was 2 of 2 with a run scored and Drew Boumenot scored after reaching base on an error.
Clayton played from behind all day after two first-inning errors led to a 3-0 deficit and five walks in the fourth contributed to a 6-0 hole.
"Early on we didn't play defense," Clayton coach Stacy Hauser said. "We also weren't nearly as good at the plate as I expected. We took some ugly swing. But it was only our third day on the field and we'll get better with repetition. There were some good things that happened.
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Raymond's works have been displayed in many exhibitions. From 1975 to 1986, he was awarded a number of gold medals due to his excellence in photography. In 2001, he was awarded the Top Ten Best Photographer in Advertisement Shots.
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Yesterday I watched my first performance at the Orpheum with Ryan. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra provides a deal for full-time university students to see shows for $10.00! You just apply online or by phone for a student access pass and with this, you can see almost all the performances for a very good price.
We went to see the Three Broadway Divas. They were doing two shows, one on Friday and one last night. We were sitting in A section seats: lower Balcony Row 7 Seats 153 & 154. These seats would have cost us almost $70 each, and that's the student price! What good deals we got!
First and foremost, the Orpheum is a beautiful building! I didn't expect it to be so classical looking. It definitely has character. Once I walked in, I felt like I was in a different world filled with music and fine arts. I will definitely come back again to see a classical music performance.
The three divas were Jan Horvath, Debbie Gravitte, and Lisa Vroman. I don't think the photo above has Lisa Vroman in it though. All of them had unique voices but my favourite would have to be Gravitte's. Not only was she such a charismatic host for the show, she had a beautiful, rich voice. She sounded the best when she was singing in the middle range. She did a wonderful job on Don't Rain on My Parade. Horvath was very good in Broadway Baby and especially in Don't Cry For Me Argentina. Her voice was fairly quiet most of the time, but at times she just belted out and surprised everybody. I was not a huge fan of Vroman's excessive use of vibrato though she did a beautiful job in I Could Have Danced All Night. There is no doubt that she is a magnificent professional singer and that her voice can go quite high, but perhaps her voice is more suitable for, in my opinion, opera.
I was disappointed that they did not perform For Good from Wicked, but other than that, I enjoyed the performance very much! It was well worth the $10 I paid for. I absolutely love broadway musicals. I am nuts about Broadway songs. I think I'll have to go see a musical performance sometime.
The Three Broadway Divas are touring all over North America. Gravitte and Horvath are performing in all the shows and the other singer changes from show to show.


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Sunday, March 9, 2008
Electronic Mix Tape #1
One of my favorite things to do in the world used to be making mix tapes. Yes children, in the old days there were these things called tapes and you could record different songs on them. They had two sides and each held about 45 minutes of music. And when you made the tapes, you actually had to listen to each song in real time as it recorded. It was a perfect way to share with others your thoughts and feelings through music.
Nowadays, the art of the mix tape is as dead as buying records in your favorite local music store. Well I sure can't send you all tapes, but through the magic of the Internets I can share an electronic mix tape on these pages. I hope to do this every week and I hope you enjoy them. These are nothing more than songs I love, but to me they mean a lot.
I always like to first listen to mixes without looking at a track list. If you are curious, the lists will posted below.
Side A:
1. The Stooges-Search and Destroy
2. Richie Havens-Tombstone Blues
3. Jackson Browne-Your Bright Baby Blues
4. Drive-By Truckers-The Righteous Path
5. Joni Mitchell-Amelia
6. The Raveonettes-Dead Sound
7. Joseph Arthur-In the Sun
8. Gram Parsons-Six Days on the Road
9. Mike Doughty-I Just Want The Girl In The Blue Dress To Keep On Dancin
10. Steve Earle-Steve's Hammer(for Pete)
Side B:
11. The Waterboys-The Whole of the Moon
12. Relatively Clean Rivers-Journey Through The Valley Of O
13. Bob Marley and The Wailers-Positive Vibration
14. Bruce Springsteen-Long Walk Home
15. Patti Smith-Boy in the Bubble
16. Los Lobos-The Road to Gila Bend
17. The Rolling Stones-Food to Cry
18. The Kinks-I'm Not Like Everybody Else
19. Radiohead-Weird Fishes Arpeggi
20. Sly and the Family Stone-Thank You For Talkin' to Me Africa
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Recruitment to jobs at Brookes
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Guidance document relating to recruitment to jobs at Oxford Brookes University.
The Recruitment and Selection policy is currently under review.
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Maintaining the motor sports theme from the last post, the past weekend witnessed what must the the opposite poles of motor sport. Abu Dhabi hosted the 2009 World F1 championship's last race at brand new Yas Marina track...and in complete contrast almost simultaneously... in London the Apsley House Gate of Hyde Park bore the beginning of the Royal Automobile Club's annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Rally.
Thus, Sunday 1st November showcased not only the opposite ends of the chronological spectrum of the motorcar but also the diametrically opposed human sensibilities that create both spectacles.
Whilst in Saudi the F1 circus demonstrates the necessary 21st century technologies of carbon fibre, micro-second e-systems intelligence and KERs 'energy harvesting', in London the 500 or so largely 19th century technically derived cars quite literally 'paraded' wooden construction, hand operated advance-retard ignition tinkering and the constant kinetic energy concentration to maintain precious momentum. Behind the wheel, it was a case of the consummate hired professional driver contrasted against consummate owner-operator amateur.
Amongst the throng of setting-sun spectators at Marina Yas – implicitly the 'new' Monaco - sipping 'over-the-yard-arm' drinks the corporate influence held sway; Daimler's Dieter Zetsche socialising with his Aabar Investment associates (holding 10% of Daimler) in the McLaren-Mercedes' Pits or indeed the swathes of corporate hospitality and 'ex-pat' oglers. A drizzling London morning in contrast had its 'sun-up' spectators of all ages and backgrounds wear their winter coat, propping up an umbrella in on hand and sipping a flask-dispensed cup of coffee on the other, miraculously clapping as each block of the released vintage cars chugged onto Hyde Park Corner, saving their greatest cheers for the late starters who just about managed to get their car running, the driver as gleeful as if he had indeed 'won' the rally – which from an almost spiritual perspective – s/he had!
The point is that these were two very different events in almost every dimension, but they and every other type of motor-sport event should be intellectually deconstructed to better understand how new business models can be created from the merging of the core components: people, place and products. F1 and the London-Brighton are two types of evolved 'automotive circus' amongst the many today – both commercial and cultural. From the big-bucks budgets of say LMP, GT, NASCAR, DTM or WRC racing to the amateur world largely born from of regional street racing - started by those late 1940s US Hot-Rodders, that 'animal-spirit' echoed in a very different way by the Philippino 'Bone-Bike' racers.
The combination of (wo)men and machines, invariably lead to competition and spectacle at whatever level of the social strata. And as those machines become an ever greater part of people's and nation's culture so new spectacles are born. At one level say the RAC's Brighton run, Goodwood's Revival or as pure showcase Hurlingham's Salon Prive or Pebble Beach. At the other extreme the car's totem as independence provider for the economically-involved young has merged with other aspects of youth culture to create a realm of testerone-fueled spectacles, from 70s urban US Hispanic low-riding to 90s Japan's initiatian of 'Drifting' to the global phenomenon of audio/music 'sound-offs' (demonstrating the power of the owner's, audio-system). All this alongside the conventional desire for speed and spectacle provided by '(engine) chips and (body) kits'. In short 'auto-individuality' set within a context of 'auto-tribalism'.
Thus as we see most evidently purveyed by the newness of Middle Eastern F1 and the antiquarian nature of London-Brighton, global auto-culture is broad and varied, and regionally sits along national, populace GDP, time and cultural dimensions.
As stated previously, the world has indeed become a global village, but that apparent shrinkage has only highlighted the microcosmic detail that investors, the auto-industry, real-estate and entertainment worlds should better understand, build and harvest. "Long live the Car-nival !"


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Upcoming Concerts at Ambassador Theatre
Tue, Feb 19, 2019 Find Tickets
Ambassador Theatre location
Ambassador Theatre Description
The Ambassador Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 219 West 49th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.
Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp for the Shuberts, the structure is noteworthy in that it is situated diagonally on its site to fit the maximum number of seats possible. Its external appearance, indistinguishable from many other Broadway houses, does not hint at the unusual layout within. The building has been designated a New York City landmark.
The theatre opened on February 11, 1921, with the musical The Rose Girl. The Shuberts sold the property in 1935, and for the next two decades it was used as a movie theater and television studio for NBC and later the DuMont Television Network, when it was known as the Ambassador Tele-Theatre. In 1956, the Shuberts assumed ownership again and returned it to strictly legitimate use.
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Reviews from Buffalo Eats
Aside from their specials, Left Banks menu is nearly identical year after year. A lot of diners probably love that aspect of Left Bank. Its safe and relatively consistent. Every person that has told us about Left Bank has recommended one particular dish that they order every time they visit.


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Primary 7 pupils at Kirkcowan Primary School raised an amazing £220 for Children In Need which Bank of Scotland have said they will match, giving a grand total of £440.
Primary 7 pupils were tasked with the job of organising a Children In Need fundraiser for the whole school to enjoy.
The chosen theme for the day was 'Dressing Oddly' on Friday 18th November. There was great excitement as pupils entered through the school gates with odd shoes, socks, clothes and even hair!
The Primary 7 pupils would would like to give a huge thank you to the Bank of Scotland who donated Pudsey Bears and headbands for them to sell on the day. as well as match funding the total, and a thank you to all the families who donated money on the day too.
Activities were: A disco, Lego building (a city for Pudsey) and Pudsey bear art and craft. During the disco a huge Pudsey, designed by Primary 7, was covered in coins and notes which had been kindly donated by pupils.
As a finale, the Primary 7s then organised a catwalk for pupils to show off their 'odd' costumes and prizes were awarded to the best dressed.
Competition entries were judged and the winners also received their prizes after the catwalk. The competition winners were:
Nursery – Kerin – Best dressed teddy bear
P1/2 – Rosaleen – Best coloured Pudsey Bear
P2-4 – Ally – Best Pudsey Eye Patch
P5-7 – Duncan – Best Children In Need poem
Here is the winning poem by Duncan which even included Kirkcowan's school motto:
Put donations away to save children today,
Use small change to make a big change,
Do a good deed, follow our lead, don't forget those in need,
Something silly, something daft, something that will make us laugh,
Every penny helps Children in Need, together we will succeed!
You can make a difference!
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Mónica Sousa
Mónica Sousa graduated in Biochemistry in 1994 from the University of Porto and on the same year she joined the Gulbenkian PhD Program in Biology and Medicine. She developed her PhD in the lab of Maria João Saraiva generating transgenic mouse models for the study of familial amyloid polyneuropathy. In 2000, Mónica joined as a postdoc fellow the lab of David Stern at Columbia University, New York to study neurodegeneration caused by the deposition of amyloid fibrils. Mónica was then hired by the IBMC- Porto in 2003 where she is currently the leader of the Nerve Regeneration group. The main interest of this group is to characterize pathways controlling axon growth and regeneration, with a particular emphasis in the analysis of cytoskeleton dynamics, and to use the acquired knowledge to design pre-clinical therapeutic approaches to promote axon regeneration. In this respect this group has been focusing in the model of spinal cord injury and in models of rare neurodegenerative disorders.


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R Development Page
Contributed R Packages
Below is a list of all packages provided by project Applied Sociological Research with R.
Important note for package binaries: R-Forge provides these binaries only for the most recent version of R, but not for older versions. In order to successfully install the packages provided on R-Forge, you have to switch to the most recent version of R or, alternatively, install from the package sources (.tar.gz).
Model-output formatter for sociological research.
|Formats table from one or more model objects,data frame etc, not unlike tables found in such journals as the American Journal of Sociology.
|Version: 0.0-1 | Last change: 2014-04-15 17:44:05+02 | Rev.: 175
|Download: (.tar.gz) | (.zip) | Build status: Current
R install command:
install.packages("ASAtable", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
Applied Sociological Research with R
|Miscellaneous functions for sociological research.
|Version: 0.0-1 | Last change: 2014-05-17 13:07:49+02 | Rev.: 193
|Download: (.tar.gz) | (.zip) | Build status: Current
R install command:
install.packages("ASRR", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
Yet another package for Qualitative Comparative Analysis
|A set of functions for Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). It can be used for various types of QCA (csQCA, mvQCA fsQCA and crip set TQCA and time-serious QCA). It has methods for simplifying assumption, contradictory simplifying assumption.
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R install command:
install.packages("QCA3", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")
Basic functions for panel data analysis
|Functions for fixed-effect model, between effect model and GLS random effect model described in Wooldrige(1999), "Introductory Econometrics". This project is no longer under development, please use plm package on CRAN.
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- Jan 23, 2018 -
Block machine as a new type of building material production equipment, as in the development of automation gradually replaced the traditional manual making equipment, the operation of the block machine although it's very easy to operate, but we still can't distracted in the process of field.
Some just contact pad machine users' attention to the operation of the block machine is not very understanding, then we will need for these newcomers to detailed introduce block machine operation of the note, below is the machinery factory summary for us in the celebration of block machine operating points should be paid attention to.
1. The block machine must be placed in a firm place in the process of the use of the machine for improving the mixer.
2. When the hoisting machine is raised, no one is allowed to pass or stop under the hoist. After the work is completed, the hopper should be fixed and then left.
3. Oil cylinder, valve parts, valve block, oil pipe and other hydraulic parts, oil leakage, should be replaced with oil seal, sealing ring and other maintenance methods or whole replacement.
The oil pump and hydraulic motor should be heard, seen, touched and found abnormal in operation, and must be shut down.
4. In the normal work of the block machine, it is important to be careful not to put the tool into the blender so as to avoid accidents.
5. Check the controller of the cement block machine and the steel wire rope of the hoisting machine to ensure the good quality before starting the block machine every time. There should be no large stones and other sundries in the drum.
6. Pay attention to adding water to the cold water radiator, avoiding excessive oil temperature and affecting machine performance.
7. When the block machine is overhauled, the upper hopper bottom should be fixed and the hopper should be fixed, and the power supply should be cut off.
8. The product hydraulic time shall be controlled effectively, and the pressing time shall be adjusted according to the requirements of the product.
Since we all know the block machine operation matters needing attention, so in the later work we should be pay attention to these points, the wrong operation method may also cause certain performance to our device, so we conducted at the time of operation must be standardized operation, this could be the factors affecting the service life of our equipment.
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What Is A Drop Shipping Fulfillment House
This discusses fulfillment houses and what a drop shipping fulfillment house is and how you can use it to your benefit.
Order fulfillment - As your business grows, you are likely to find that fulfilling orders in-house distracts you from other critical tasks central to the growth of your business. Or you might find that it involves more than your current staff can handle. Using a fulfillment house or drop shipper may be something to consider. And decision to hire an order fulfillment house or a drop shipper to fill your online orders will depend on your business's current needs and capabilities. And you choice may change as your business grows.
Before making a decision, you will need to understand the key differences between order fulfillment houses and drop shippers, and how they operate, in order to determine which will most effectively meet your needs. You'll need to research and evaluate your options to find a vendor with whom you can work. Then you and the vendor will need to write a contract that clearly outlines your expectations. Finally, you'll need to integrate your operations to ensure that orders are so seamlessly executed that customers won't know the difference.
Fulfillment Houses and Drop Shippers Compared
An order fulfillment house stores your merchandise for you and is in charge of getting orders to your customer's door. With fulfillment houses, you own the merchandise; the fulfillment company stores it, picks it off the shelves, and ships it for you. The business is yours, but the fulfillment house provides packing and shipping services.
A drop shipper is basically a wholesaler who owns the goods and ships them directly to your customers, and generally services several retailers. You own the customer database, but the drop shipper owns the product. You buy product from the drop shipper and the drop shipper packs and ships the product to your customer.
Small Businesses and Drop Shippers
Drop shipping allows you, a home business or web site owner, to offer hundreds of products without any significant capital expenditure other that time and some startup costs. Because the drop shipper owns the product, all you have to do is advertise the product, get paid by your buyer and then, after taking your profit and paying the drop shipper, have the drop shipper send the product to your customer. You don't have any problems with storage or unsold inventory. The risk is all on the drop shipper.
Small Businesses and Fulfillment Houses
If you want to own your own inventory, use a fulfillment house. Buy your inventory, store it in the fulfillment house and have the fulfillment house ship to your customers. With the advent of the internet, the order fulfillment warehouse business has become very competitive. For example, you can often store a full pallet of goods in a fulfillment house for as little as $10 per month. So you can have your "own warehouse" as soon as you are ready to invest in some inventory.
You will either buy directly from the factory in large quantities, you will buy in smaller quantities and ship through a warehouse or you will use a drop shipping service.
Drop Ship Fulfillment House And Suppier
Here is a link to a supplier that is easy to use. Click on Drop Shipper.


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Service Industry Mondays
$3 drafts
$5 Jameson, Tito's, Fireball, Rumple, Jager
$7 Pizzas & Burgers
$3 drafts
$5 Jameson, Tito's, Fireball, Rumple, Jager
$7 Pizzas & Burgers
New Menu - New Brunch! 1/2 priced bottles of Champagne + Carafes of Mimosas
Starting at 5pm in the Beer Garden.
First place wins a $100 Chelsea Gift Card. Second place wins a $50 Chelsea Gift Card. Winners announced at 7:30pm.
Weather permitting.
Join us at Chelsea Corner for our second annual Halloween Bash featuring a Costume Contest with (2) $250 prizes. Party starts at 10:30 - get here early.
Every Thursday from 10p - 2a enjoy $4 wells & domestics.
Join us every Friday and Saturday for our already legendary Chelsea neighborhood get together.
Join us May 13th as we celebrate our love for all mothers. We will be offering a very special (4) course fixed price menu. Book your table today while they're available.
Join us for our 2nd annual Cinco de Mayo celebration with house-made tamales and drink specials. We will also be playing sound for the Kentucky Derby.
Join us for our second annual Easter Brunch Buffett with Easter Bunny, Crafts, and Balloon Artist. $30 adults - $20 under 12.
Join us at Chelsea for our 2nd annual St. Patrick's Day bash. Event goes all day - drink specials and more. Come see us!
Mardi Gras is February 13th!
- Live Band (Bobby Falk Quartet)
- $6 Frozen Hurricanes
- $6 Frozen Pina Colada
- $6 French 75
- $6 All Rums on Happy Hour
- $3 Jello Shots
- Late night specials kick off at 10pm
Join us for our full menu plus our already legendary wings (buffalo, asian, and lemon pepper). 5 domestics + wings only $22.
NCAA National Championship
It doesn't get any better than this! GAME 7!
Chelsea Corner will open early. Details TBD.
Join us every Thursday as Chelsea Corner goes "Country" with Texas' best acts performing live from 7pm - 11pm.
$5 TX Spirits
$4 TX Beers
$6 Braised Short Rib Queso
Join Chelsea Corner & Inwood Tavern on Wednesday, September 6th as we team with MANY Dallas area bars, restaurants, and music venues to donate proceeds from sales to our fellow Texans and victims of Harvey. One night - One Mission #DTX4HTX
It's fight night at Chelsea!
Food till fight is over. Specialty cocktails from Ambhar Tequila & Deep Eddy Vodka.
Texas' best acoustic artists playing the classics and new. This week is Paul Renna.
Join former "Bachelorette" contestant and country music artist Luke Pell at Chelsea Corner in Dallas, TX for a screening of the 7/24 episode of "The Bachelorette" in the beautiful backyard beer garden!
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Join us for Chelsea Corner's Summer "Kickoff" Party. Live Music, DJ Tyler Dean, Drink Specials, BBQ, and more.
Chelsea Corner's Backyard Patio is open!
Join us for a Memorial Day Celebration on our brand new Backyard Patio. $5 drink specials all day. DJs, Food specials and more.
5 Course Menu
$26.95 Adults / $12.95 Children
Join us as we welcome special guests Troy Mayfield & Dave Benjamin to Chelsea Corner for the first time. A longtime Dallas iconic duo from famed Benjamin Allen Band is back and better than ever.
Drink specials all night.
The 2017 Kentucky Derby will be the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby. Join Chelsea Corner for the "greatest two minutes" in sports. 17 Screens.
Russels Reserve / Seersucker Gin Mint Juleps
Special Item: Kentucky Hot Browns
Cinco de Mayo Chelsea Corner Party!
$5 Ambhar Top Shelf Margaritas
$5 Blood Orange Margaritas
$5 Dos Equis Micheladas
$5 Ambhar Tequila Shots
$5 Pork Tamales
$5 Chicken Tamales
$5 Fajita Enchiladas
$5 Chelsea Corner Queso
$5 Churros
Free Chips & Salsa
Dallas' best acoustic artists playing the classics and new. This week is Dan Rocha.


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Another example of the amazing Dynamic range of the Phase One IQ100 digital back. This is one exposure and I was still able to hold my shadows and keep the highlights in line. This camera still continues to amaze me. What an amazing improvement … [Read more]
09/23/16 Fall is starting a bit early in Arkansas–Buffalo River Trip
08/20/16 Trouble at F-Stop? Maybe, Maybe Not
There has been a lot of negative press about F-stop recently. It seems that there are many claims about long wait times, orders never shipping and extremely long back order times. I had noticed earlier this year when I tried to order a … [Read more]
08/18/16 Capture One "error when processing a file" under Windows systems
This error: has become a considerable pain in daily processing for me with Capture One Vr 9, (all versions) under Windows 7,8, or 10. If you have noticed this error in your processing, please reach out to Phase One and let them know about … [Read more]
08/16/16 A few notes on the Dynamic Range of the Phase One IQ100
I am starting to get a better feel for the Phase One IQ100 and just where the dynamic range of this amazing digital back performs. You can read a lot more this in a new article I just published over on photosofarkansas. This article covers some … [Read more]
08/15/16 Phase One Cable Release–New product announced
Recently Phase One finally announced the "final solution" for a cable release for the XF camera. Not what I had hoped for but this is it as shown in the photo below. Back in the June 2015 time frame, Phase One announced their new XF camera … [Read more]
02/18/16 Drones and comparisons to modern DSLR or Medium Format cameras
I held off on this as I have always tried to look at the positives and post the same way, but I feel that this post has too many negative implications, especially when attempting to compare the 12MP output from any current drone to a still from a … [Read more]
02/05/16 Somewhere new in Arkansas-White Oak Mountain in the wintertime
Some of the best spots for photography in Arkansas are working the smaller creeks up into their headwaters. This tends to involve a lot of down hiking but the results can be well worth it. White Oak Mountain, is actually a long ridge that runs east … [Read more]
01/03/16 Phase One announces 100MP Camera in full frame Medium format and its shipping now here–a first
NOTE, this picture was obtained from the Digital Transitions website, if you need all the details, they will have them along with raws to download, www.digitaltransitions.com. You can also expect Capture Integration to have a similar link, … [Read more]
12/14/15 Copying and Pasting images–Sadly it seems to be the norm that no one respects copyright rules on the web
Recently, a friend of mine sent me this link: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/446278644299056070/ On a closer inspection as you can see here: In this case a person named Deborah Radican, pulled a copy of one of my best … [Read more]
12/12/15 News about Lee 105mm adapter rings SW-150 and Nisi filters polarizer and Neutral Density
I have put up a new video, which covers the new large format filter rings from Lee filters. These are in the 86mm, 95mm and 105mm size and will work very well with the Lee SW-150 filter holder. … [Read more]
11/27/15 Recent problems with US Nikon Repair Center
Normally with Nikon repairs, either under warranty or outside of warranty I have not had any problems. The process is simple, you log on, get a ticket for your lens or camera and send it in for repair. The process has always been straight forward. … [Read more]
11/19/15 Red Sky at Night Sailors Delight!!, Wonderful evening shot from the upper Piney Creek Wilderness Arkansas
This is a shot that I like to think, puts all things back into perspective. For 2015, the Autumn in Arkansas the colors were just terrible. We also had a lot of rain late in October, which was too late for the streams. All the streams are running … [Read more]
11/15/15 New Filter information from Lee and HiTech
I have been trying to get a simple filter solution for both a 28mm HR Rodenstock and the 32mm HR-W Rodenstock. Also, now that Phase One is shipping their new wide lenses, the Schneider 35LS and 40-80LS which have 105mm filter threads. The 105mm … [Read more]
11/12/15 Adobe Lightroom still has no support for the Phase One IQ150–my method of fixing this
When Phase One first announced their flagship CMOS digital back, the IQ250 over 2 years ago, many photographers felt that the price point of $39,995 was way too much for a 50MP 1:3 cropped sensor back. This issue became even more inflamed when … [Read more]
11/10/15 Springtime at Haw Creek Falls–A great place to spend a day in Arkansas
Taken with a Phase One IQ260 and Arca rm3di tech camera/40mm Rodenstock lens This is a typical day at Haw Creek falls, and I was again lucky to be there without anyone else to stand around and get in the way during the shoot. Haw Creek is a … [Read more]
11/05/15 New testing results from the Sigma 20mm 1.4 Art lens at lenstip.com
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This is the first build guide I make, enjoy.
I always build my characters around a theme or an idea and I don't much like mixing all kind of gear and looking like a clown or shitting out poison everywhere when you're a fire demo, I also tend to value my Grim Fashion more than my dps and so I present to you...
I found the generic Shadow Strike melee Spellbreaker to be quite boring to play so I wanted something a bit more original, I searched through my stashes for inspiration and stumbled upon the almost-never-used Northern Wyrm and this is how the whole build idea started.
- The Build -
Base: http://grimcalc.com/build/1009-JRUjin
+skills: http://grimcalc.com/build/1009-uoP3YR
Grimtools: http://www.grimtools.com/calc/8NK79nND
Attributes: All into Physique (Put some points into Cunning if you don't have the 494 required to equip The Northern Wyrm)
Whirlpool -> Amarasta's Blade Burst
Elemental Storm -> Ice Wyrm's Breath (Weapon skill)
Blizzard -> Blade Spirit
This setup is fine for most of the content, if you find that your Blade Spirits aren't critting enough due to low OA, put the Whirpool on them instead and the Elemental Storm on your Amarasta's Blade Burst, this is also a good setup for single bosses since the Blade Spirits don't cleave multiple enemies and so they don't crit as much.
- The Gear -
Head: Clairvoyant Hat
Shoulders: Chilldread Mantle / Deathmarked Shoulderguard / MI of your choice
Chest: Frostdread Cuirass
Hands: Iceskorn Talons
Waist: Spellbreaker Waistguard
Legs: Empowered Legplates of Valor / Deathwhisper Leggings / MI of your choice
Feet: Golemborn Greaves / MI of your choice
Weapon: The Northern Wyrm
Ring 1: Alkamos' Touch of Anguish / Band of the Eternal Haunt
Ring 2: Alkamos Touch of Dread / MI of your choice
Amulet: Empowered Essence of Beronath / The Peerless Eye of Beronath / Starfury Emerald
Medal: Mark of Divinity / Mark of Dark Dreams
Relic: Nemesis
Gear isn't set in stone, I am lacking the perfect MIs to cap my resists and could always use more OA so feel free to adapt to your personal drops.
The Northern Wyrm could also be swapped for a MI if you find a crazy cold rifle or something but what the point swapping out this beauty for an ugly ass generic skin?
Slot Vengeful Wraiths into your rings along with the Malkadarr's Chillbane augment if you want a more offensive build.
- How it works -
The build makes use as Amarasta's Blade Burst as its main attack, the skill has a short cooldown but it increases all your cold damage from any source while it is recharging. For this reason, Attack speed isn't as valuable as in other non caster builds.
Blade Spirit should be cast on cooldown, they deal decent AoE cold damage and proc Blizzard which deals an enormous amount of Frostburn damage and should proc quite often when cleaving multiple enemies.
Ice Wyrm's Breath is your CC skill, it will freeze all the targets in it's path, and will proc Elemental Storm, use it whenever it comes off cooldown. Extremely good against trash mobs.
Nullification, Mirror of Erectote and Blade Barrier are all situational skills used to debuff enemies or make yourself invulnerable for those 'oh shit' moments.
The build is somewhat squishy, so feel free to spend more points into Maiven's Sphere of Protection if you really value your life, other than that, kiting plus all the freeze procs should do the job nicely while Frostburn keeps ticking.
It is Hardcore viable if you play it safe, I personally didn't play this build for my entire leveling, using a generic Shadow Strike Spellbreaker build instead but it is completely viable once you reach level 75 to finish Ultimate and clear the roguelike dungeons.
I wouldn't bring this build in the Crucible though, but feel free to experiment.
Thanks to everyone in the GD community, all the people coming up with amazing builds.
Chthon with his Dual pistol Cold Spellbreaker build that helped me with the final touches.
Ryzel for the interesting read about gearing for cold/frostburn in his Blademaster Guide.
Last edited by Krag; 07-08-2017 at 11:47 PM.
Lol, i just replied to you in my own thread
Glad you took the time to post this
Btw, i'd change somethings
-RR devotions like Elemental Storm should preferably be attached to your LMB skills
-Blade Spirits can spawn multiple Whirlpools so they are better sources to proc them
-You already mentioned needing better items for gear, consider Empowered Essence or Peerless Eye
-MIs are a bitch, don't worry
Btw, had to ask. How is Blizzard treating you? I never found that devotion to be very attractive compared to Tempest for Lightning
Is it considerable (after new patch i mean)?
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I crafted the Starfury Emerald just for the proc because its looks pretty cool and fits the theme but you're right, it's not a huge increase though but I'll add that as an option.
Blizzard isn't that great due to its on-crit nature and the skill it's linked to but it looks cool as well plus the constellation gives me both damage and some much needed HP. It's really up to you, there are better options for defense.
I didn't try Tsunami.
Thanks for the feedback!
-Peerless/Essence should give you something far more valuable than the proc.
-Ty for the feedback on Blizzard
Guess i won't be going for it anytime soon then
-Btw i noticed do you not have Nemesis bound to your hotbar? Cause the pet is pretty decent
-And forgot to say this but the freeze effect on the stat screens looks cool
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Looks awesome man, I considered making a similar Spellbreaker and will probably follow your setup.
No Kraken? IMO Kraken is probably superior to Viper so I would probably get that.
Viper is needed for RR
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By the way, do you have any idea what sort of damage the summoned chillmane from Heart of the Mountain deal? And if it would be worth using without pet stats?
Night's Embrace is an option for your Amulet BTW. Chillmane isn't worth in a non-pet build IMO.
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If you want another Summon then Nemesis fits the part
Even if you're trying to unique, Chillmane would only be a waste of mana in tough boss fights.
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Thanks for the feedback guys, gotta farm some aether crystals and then I'll play around with devotions.
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Sensors 2010, 10(11), 10095-10104; https://doi.org/10.3390/s101110095
Polypyrrole Porous Micro Humidity Sensor Integrated with a Ring Oscillator Circuit on Chip
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AbstractThis study presents the design and fabrication of a capacitive micro humidity sensor integrated with a five-stage ring oscillator circuit on chip using the complimentary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process. The area of the humidity sensor chip is about 1 mm2. The humidity sensor consists of a sensing capacitor and a sensing film. The sensing capacitor is constructed from spiral interdigital electrodes that can enhance the sensitivity of the sensor. The sensing film of the sensor is polypyrrole, which is prepared by the chemical polymerization method, and the film has a porous structure. The sensor needs a post-CMOS process to coat the sensing film. The post-CMOS process uses a wet etching to etch the sacrificial layers, and then the polypyrrole is coated on the sensing capacitor. The sensor generates a change in capacitance when the sensing film absorbs or desorbs vapor. The ring oscillator circuit converts the capacitance variation of the sensor into the oscillation frequency output. Experimental results show that the sensitivity of the humidity sensor is about 99 kHz/%RH at 25 °C. View Full-Text
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Let me start by thanking the Government for their support for this visit. Today I met with the President of the Presidium and was provided with a description of their commitment on denuclearisation and how they want to move forward, and how they are putting a much stronger emphasis on humanitarian growth. They are keen to work with humanitarian agencies and are open to additional humanitarian assistance, and are also keen to deal with humanitarian issues separately from political dynamics. I have also met with the Minister of Public Heath, and had a series of good discussions with senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including with Vice Minister Pak.
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Our top priority is to secure funding for the Needs and Priorities Plan that I've described. We are trying to raise $111 million for all those needs I've described. The United Nations is only able to provide humanitarian assistance if Member States provide us the resources to do so. So, what I will be trying to do is work with the Member States to find additional resources to get our plan better funded. That is the priority.
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