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Neo GSM Starter Kit is an application development module GSM / GPRS SIM900 based. Neo GSM Starter Kit can be used as a data exchange advice text (Short Message Service / SMS), and exchange data via GPRS. Neo GSM Starter Kit is equipped with USB interface (Virtual COM port) and UART TTL serial, so Neo GSM Starter Kit can be used directly with a PC or with a variety of microcontroller and microprocessor systems. Real-world application includes vehicle tracking system (motor vehicle tracking system by sending data from a GPS module as Neo GPS or GPS Starter Kit. Starter Kit via mobile communications), sales of mobile phones and electronic pulses others.
- Based SIM900, Quad-band GSM module: 850MHz, EGSM 900MHz, DCS 1800MHz and PCS1900MHz.
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Arkansas running back Alex Collins became the first freshman in SEC history to gain 100 yards or more in his first three games after getting 115 in the Razorbacks' 24-3 win over Southern Mississippi on Saturday.
He's also the first freshman in the NCAA to do so since one Adrian Peterson did it in 2004.
Collins had 21 carries for 131 yards in his debut against Louisiana and then followed that up with 172 yards on 24 carries against Samford. His yardage against Southern Miss came on 25 carries and included his second touchdown of the season.
The 5-foot-11, 206-pounder from Ft. Lauderdale was one of the most highly-recruited running backs in the nation this past recruiting cycle. He chose Arkansas over Miami in a highly-publicized decision that went against the wishes of his mother.
It seems like it's been a good move so far. In fact, Arkansas can make a claim to having perhaps the best running back duo in the country right now, as Collins' teammate, sophomore Jonathan Williams, also has three-straight 100-yard games to start the season.
Between the two of them, Williams and Collins have 811 yards and five touchdowns in their first three games.
It seems like new Arkansas coach Brett Bielema is used to having excellent running back duos. His past standout pairs from his Wisconsin days include Montee Ball and James White, and P.J. Hill and John Clay.
If Williams and Collins keep it up, they'll rank right up there with the best of Bielema's backs before they're through.

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Allegations about United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney's Calgary domestic and travel arrangements during the years he was the Conservative MP for Calgary Midnapore circulating on social media over the weekend had turned into a full-blown internet tempest by last night.
Parliamentary expenditure reports and flight records as well as Calgary land titles unearthed by rural-Alberta-born Ottawa lawyer Kyle Morrow indicate that while Kenney lived in the nation's capital he listed his parents' Calgary address as his principal residence and did so in a 2013 Elections Canada disclosure document even after his father had died and the house had been sold.
This prompted Morrow to suggest in a tweet Kenney was lying to Elections Canada and Parliament's Board of Internal Economy, the quaintly named office that oversees expenditures by Members of Parliament. "This is sounding a lot like Mike Duffy 2.0," Morrow asserted.
Kenney denied this forcefully. His Chief of Staff, Matt Wolf, told the CBC the Elections Canada filing was simply an error by an election volunteer.
Obviously concerned by the attention this was getting on social media, the Alberta Opposition leader issued a statement of his own insisting that for 30 years he has "always owned, co-owned, or rented my principal residence in Alberta. … I paid my taxes in Alberta. My driver's license and health card were from Alberta. My doctor and dentist were in Alberta. My Parish and volunteer activities were and are in Calgary. This of course all remains true to this day."
According to the documents circulated by Morrow, Kenney received about $10,000 a year from Parliament for his secondary residence in Ottawa. In 2010, media reported that Kenney had purchased an Ottawa condo for more than half a million dollars -- which, as far as anyone knows, he still owns.
In a tweet, referencing travel documents he had accessed, Morrow asked: "Why was Jason Kenney … entitled to a (taxpayer-funded) residence subsidy of $900/month when he only visited his riding four times?"
This is a reference to Parliamentary flight records found by Morrow that indicate between April 1, 2014, and March 31, 2015, Kenney, then a senior minister in prime minister Stephen Harper's Conservative cabinet, only flew to Calgary four times. Several other Conservative MPs from Calgary flew back and forth 20 or more times in the same period, he said.
Kenney said in his statement, "I was afforded the same living allowance that all MPs get for accommodation in Ottawa. All was in line with House of Commons policy, and my principal residence remained in Calgary throughout."
Now, living in one's parents' basement may seem a mildly eccentric for a grown man with a well-paying, responsible job, but it's not unheard of, and could even be described as admirable frugality for a single person with no dependents. "While some might mock," Kenney protested, "I make no apologies for helping my parents. I am not embarrassed to say that my home was in the same dwelling, even if in a separate suite."
After the Kenney family home was sold, Morrow's documents indicate the former MP used his mother's address in a Calgary retirement community as his principal address for Parliamentary documentation.
According to Kenney's Facebook statement, "not wanting to leave my widowed mother entirely alone, I also rented the finished basement of the bungalow so that I could assist her and provide company while in Calgary. Eventually, I purchased the Calgary condo that I continue to live in today."
At this point, the CBC stirred the pot a bit by calling up the retirement community, where a staff member told a reporter the bungalows don't have bedrooms in their basements. It's not clear if sublets in retirement communities are allowed. So this point will need some clarification by Kenney.
Morrow, described as an anti-bribery and corruption lawyer with a practice focused on political law on the website of the international Fasken law firm, clearly infuriated the UCP leadership and their intemperate army of social media supporters with the documents he posted on Twitter.
Kenney called Morrow "a failed Liberal candidate" -- which is true, after a fashion, although I imagine that as a candidate for the Alberta Liberals in in the Lacombe-Ponoka riding in 2012, Morrow was neither surprised nor particularly upset about losing.
Nevertheless, this seems to have been picked up as an official talking point in UCP communications, as has Kenney's suggestion Morrow was attacking his mother, not his record-keeping practices as an MP.
But if the UCP leadership was furious, the Online Conservative Rage Machine seems to have gone over the top, with no shortage of abuse being heaped on Morrow, including a call for him to be hanged.
Morrow signed off last night with a series of Tweets in which he condemned Kenney of "falsely accusing me of attacking his mother" and noting that he has now "referred this matter to the House of Commons Board of Internal Economy." He concluded: "I will not be commenting any further."
It will be interesting to see how the BOIE responds.
This post also appears on David Climenhaga's blog, AlbertaPolitics.ca.
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I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey.
It seemed a fairly ordinary evening when Mathias and Jennifer Dubilier, two normal sailors, left their boat in a dinghy that late October afternoon to visit a certain tiny rocky island upon which they saw, from afar, the remains of an ancient and most curious ruin.
It's true there were dark storm clouds,
and already thundering
in the bay their boat was anchored.
It's true also that the outboard motor for their dinghy was electric, and being so, had only so much charge and could go only so fast.
But they being normal sailors on an outing ... well, they weren't going to let a storm spoil the rest of their afternoon, were they?
If all of the above sounds vaguely familiar to you, then you spent too many times seeing the Rocky Horror Picture Show and recognize the opening words of the narrating criminologist.
His words swirled in my head as we headed out on this ill-advised adventure. We had been wanting to visit this island for the entire ten days we have been in this bay.
But now there was just 45 minutes of sunlight left before it set behind the mountain range. It was to be our last day in this bay. And so now, impatience was clouding the better part of judgment. And now it was thundering. In our defense, may I state that the previous three days the rumblings of thunder rolled through our bay while the storm stayed on the other side of the steep, craggy mountain range to our north.
And in my own personal defense, may I add, I warned Jennifer that this was foolhardy.
She looked at me, smiling.
"Where's my sense of adventure, right?" I said as I twisted the throttle on the outboard and propelled us toward the island.
|Islands present the ultimate temptation.
|With binoculars we could see these fort wall ruins. What was so worth protecting? Just temptation itself or something more?
We whirred the half-mile across the bay and circled around to the backside of the island where I knew, from a previous drive-by, the island flattened out to a sandy shore.
Stepping ashore, we were surprised to be greeted by a warren of rabbits. The whole island was riddled with burrows. Some in the ground; many in tiny caves among the crags.
Just like Alice slipping down the rabbit hole, it distorted our sense of place and reality. How could these rabbits exist on such a barren little rock? It didn't look like there was enough for them to eat. And why rabbits and not, say, goats?
|Surely not descendants of the Knights of St. John. So how did they get here? Someone suggested locals let them breed here and then harvest them as desired. I would like to think it is simply a mysterious anomaly.
Another rumble of thunder reminded us to tackle our ascent before it was too late. We had heard, it is true, that the path was rocky and unreliable. We had heard, to be even more honest, that the rocks were loose and footing was unreliable.
We began our scramble in no more than our "water shoes" which we had worn for landing the dinghy. The rocks poked through my thin rubber shoes. Looking up, I saw the remnants of a wall and an opening that may have been a gate, but may have been just a failed part of the wall.
|In middle foreground, you can see an opening the wall. All the way at the horizon, you can see two reasonable people about the begin the descent, given the weather conditions.
|This is a "Find Jennifer" photograph.
It doesn't give us any further credit that the half dozen others we encountered on the island were winding their way back down the small hill, toward the safe refuge of their dinghies and closely-anchored boats. I mentally noted each twist we made in the path, looking back downward so I would recognize it later upon our descent.
We fetched the summit and were rewarded with the full visual impact we had staked our safety on. It was gorgeous. The clouds had more texture because of their fullness, because of their various shades of white, grey and dark. The sun shone behind, between and in front of the clouds like carefully planned stage lighting, illuminating greens and the surrounding mountains' earth-red. The water was richly blue. And we could well imagine how a fortification here would securely protect against any invaders.
|Selimiye Bay, Turkey, in the foreground, as seen from the tiny island's summit.
|Castle grey walls and disturbingly blue water.
|The village of Orhaniye, Turkey where we shopped at the Saturday market twice.
But who were those protected? Against whom was protected?
We had asked around the harbor a bit to no avail. The guide book guru of the Aegean, Rod Heikell, writes in the latest edition of his book of this area that the ruins "may have had ancient foundations, but is more than likely of Medieval origin."
One of the greatest Medieval forces in this area were the Knights of St. John. They started out around 600 AD as a mission to provide medical care for pilgrims to Jerusalem. And then, perhaps just as now, the medical business turned out to be quite lucrative. There were invasions and the hospitals had to be protected, and the Knights of St. John became as adept at wielding the sword as the scalpel. But in the 1200s the Ottoman finally forced them out of Jerusalem. They retreated to Cyprus and brooded. They were pissed and had, in their opinion, the right god on their side. So after brooding and practicing swordfights for 100 years, they decided to fight the Ottomans. They did and were quite successful. They built castles all up and down the Turkish coast and on many of the Dodecanese islands. That lasted in this area for about 250 years and then the Ottomans whooped them again.
The Knights retreated to Malta and had quite a run there. They became known as the coast guard of the Mediterranean, protecting trade against the Barbary pirates and, yeah, they had good hospitals too.
So, was it possible we were standing on the ruins of a fortification built by the Knights of St. John?
Whoever walked the battlements atop the fort surely would have looked out one evening and seen the same scene we did. To the west, two boats were hurrying ahead of a line of rain, rushing toward port before being assailed by water and possibly lightning.
|Two sailboats flee the storm which you can see prasseling the water a few miles behind them.
And indeed, as if reenacting that evening from a thousand years ago, the first fat drops began to fall on Jennifer and me. A few seconds later, I saw beautiful but terrifying bolts of lightning cleave the sky into patterns which, if photographed, some professor might use to portray string theory.
"Time to go," I said all captain-like as if the gods hadn't spoken with more authority all evening long.
|Marti Marina, where we stayed for quite a while, but then joined the anchored group you can see in front of the marina.
|Before leaving the hill top -- even after the first lightning strkes -- we just had to waste a few more precious moments to get a telephoto zoom photograph of our lovely Phoenix.
Going down a slip-slidey slope is much more fraught with real and imagined dangers than climbing up. Now our feet were sliding a few inches before finding enough ground to take the next step. The rocks were becoming wet and slick.
Three quarters of the way down, I found a ledge under a tree.
"We'll wait out the worst of it here," I proclaimed in some voice that, even in my own ears, sounded like it came from some horridly bad actor in a B-rated western.
But as soon as I sat down and glanced over at the dinghy (which was only half-pulled ashore) I stood up again. I remembered our recent incident in which the dinghy was flipped by high winds and rescued only by the grace of Greek fishermen.
"No, we need to secure the dinghy," I continued in my John Wayne stand-in voice.
By now, I was within about 30 yards of the dinghy and suddenly became aware that all the rabbits had disappeared. Sort of like when the rats desert the ship. Not a good sign.
I reached the dinghy and pulled it ashore. Oddly, just as I did, the intermittent rain, seemed to lessen.
We climbed a lower ridge to look over toward the west and north. The sky was clearer that way. The weather had lashed us with the very tip of long bullwhip and then apparently moved on.
Relieved, we walked down to the dinghy, shoved off and wrung the electric motor into forward whir.
It was a 15-minute ride across a blue bay, under a sky whose disposition was of still-stern mother who now, upon recognizing she had issued her admonishment, is beautiful in her transition from anger to forgiveness.


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Contemporary Consumption Rituals
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Bringing together scholars in consumer behavior, history, anthropology, religious studies, sociology, and communication, this is the first interdisciplinary anthology spanning the topic of ritual studies. It offers a multifaceted exploration of new rituals, such as Celebrating Kwanzaa, and of the ways entrenched rituals, such as Mardi Gras, gift giving, and weddings have changed. Moreover, it examines the influence of both cultures and subcultures, and will enhance our understanding of why and how consumers imbue goods and services with meaning during rituals.
In this volume, the first in the Marketing and Consumer Psychology series:
- a religious studies scholar talks about the media representation of ritual;
- communication scholars discuss the transformational aspects of rituals surrounding alcohol consumption;
- a marketing scholar demonstrates the relevance of organizational behavior theory to understanding gift-giving rituals in the workplace; and
- a historian describes how the marketing of Kwanzaa was so integral to its successful adoption.
Table of Contents
Contents: C.P. Haugtvedt, Series Foreword. Contributor Biographies. C.C. Otnes, T.M. Lowrey, Preface. Part I: Consumer Rituals and the Media. J.M. Wolburg, D. Treise, Drinking Rituals Among the Heaviest Drinkers: College Student Binge Drinkers and Alcoholics. R.L. Grimes, Consuming Ritual: A&E's Sacred Rites and Rituals. Part II: Holidays and Consumption. W. Shrum, Ceremonial Disrobement and Moral Choice: Consumption Rituals at Mardi Gras. E.H. Pleck, Kwanzaa: The Making of a Black Nationalist Tradition, 1966-1990. M.A. McGrath, The Evolution, Transformation, and Demise of a Ritual: The Case of May Day. T.M. Lowrey, C.C. Otnes, Consumer Fairy Tales of the Perfect Christmas: Villains and Other Dramatis Personae. Part III: Wedding Rituals Across Cultures. M.R. Nelson, S. Deshpande, Love Without Borders: An Examination of Cross-Cultural Wedding Rituals. O. Sandicki, B.E. Ilhan, Dowry: A Cherished Possession or an Old-Fashioned Tradition in a Modernizing Society? Part IV: Gift Exchange. J.A. Ruth, Gift Exchange Rituals in the Workplace: A Social Roles Interpretation. D.B. Wooten, S.L. Wood, In the Spotlight: The Drama of Gift Reception. C.F. Curasi, E.J. Arnould, L.L. Price, Ritual Desire and Ritual Development: An Examination of Family Heirlooms in Contemporary North American Households. Part V: Pushing the Boundary of Ritual. J-S. Marcoux, Moving on to Something Else: The Social Relations of Women During Separation. J.F. Sherry, Jr., R.V. Kozinets, Sacred Iconography in Secular Space: Altars, Alters, and Alterity at the Burning Man Project. Part VI: Afterword. D.W. Rook, Interesting Stuff: A Commentary on Contemporary Consumption Rituals.
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"The book, with an excellent set of contributors, should appeal to a relatively broad audience in marketing, communications, sociology, anthropology, and psychology. Otnes and Lowrey discuss the important role of ritual in the lives of consumers and the various roles we each play."
—Curtis P. Haugtvedt
Ohio State University
"The editors have developed a thorough and well-organized volume. It covers a wide variety of topics and presents several theoretical and methodological approaches to comprehending ritual."
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Lesson 11
The Pivot points are regular horizontal lines that act as support and resistance in technical analysis. These levels are considered quite helpful for traders when trading breakouts. Due to the technical nature of this method of analysis, traders find it easy to automate it.
Using Pivot points in your technical analysis could be beneficial, especially if you are speculating on the short term.
The Pivot points are often used across a wide range of markets and not just confined to forex trading. The primary use of Pivot points is part of trend identification. Basically, when a Pivot point is breached, traders use the market context and the prevailing trend to trade accordingly.
When using the Pivot levels, it could be beneficial to implement one or two additional indicators. Some of the common indicators that can add confirmation to the Pivot signals are trend strength indicators, such as the ADX and EMA.
How are Pivot points calculated?
Many types of Pivot points have been used in recent times. By default, the daily Pivot points are ideally used when you are day trading. A simple Pivot point is calculated based on the average price of the high, low and close.
The values can be determined based on the previous day's prices. Thus, the Pivot point forms the central level to price on the current day. Once the point is formed, you can then create support and resistance levels.
The first resistance level is identified based on the formula of multiplying the Pivot point by two and subtracting from the previous day's low. Similarly, the first support level is identified by multiplying the Pivot point by two and subtracting from the previous day's high.
Once the initial, or first, support and resistance levels are created, the next step is to create the second level of resistance and support levels. To do this, the difference between the first support and resistance levels is added to the pivot point. This creates the second level of resistance.
Conversely, to create the second level of support, subtract the difference between the first support and resistance levels from the pivot point value.
You do not need to bother much about the calculations as many Pivot point indicators tend to automatically do it for you. You can also build custom Pivot indicators, such as those based off the weekly prices or even monthly prices.
Some traders also prefer to use lower Pivot points, such as those based on 4-hour sessions. Regardless of what time frame you use, the basic concept of trading with Pivot points remains the same.
How to use Pivot points in Forex
In the forex markets, traders can apply the Pivot indicator to a time frame of their choice. Typically, you would use the daily Pivot points on a 1-hour chart, while a weekly Pivot point level is useful on a 4-hour chart.
You should note that the higher time frame Pivot points have stronger support and resistance levels than the short term. Thus, the weekly Pivot points are stronger than the daily.
Trading breakouts
Trading breakouts can occur when you have already identified the underlying trend in the larger time frame. For example, when you see an uptrend on the daily chart, then use the 1-hour session with the daily Pivot points added and trade the breakout from the first level of resistance in an uptrend. Stop loss could be set on the recent low below the resistance.
Similarly, you would short when price breaks the first support level in a downtrend. Stop loss could be set on the recent high above the support.
Range trade
Some traders also buy or sell from the support and resistance levels and target the pivot point. However, prices can break past the initial support or resistance level and move to the next support and resistance level as well.
Therefore, you can have three levels of support and resistance. The third level of support and resistance is often considered the strongest.
Range trading is ideal when price has settled into a sideways range. However, in reality, this is always hard to identify as price unfolds.
Pivot points trading strategy
Traders can look at the trend in the instrument they are analysing and gain a general idea of the way the markets are moving. Once the trend and the breakout align themselves, traders can open Long or Short positions accordingly. However, the downside to this method is traders have to constantly watch the charts to trade the signals.
Pivot Buy Signal
In the first example, we are looking at a Long position. In the above chart, we have a 1-hour EURUSD with Pivot points. We already know the currency pair is in an uptrend. Therefore, we simply wait for price to first consolidate before a breakout emerges.
If you look back to the two days prior to the Buy signal, you can see prices were moving flat. However, once price breaks out above the first level of resistance, we can buy EURUSD.
Pivot Sell Signal
In the above Sell signal, we are looking at the USDCAD currency pair with the daily pivot levels. Here, you can see the previous day's session saw the price action staying consolidated within a range. Considering the USDCAD is in a downtrend, we wait for prices to break out from this range to the downside.
Once USDCAD breaks below the first support level, we can sell the currency pair.
The above strategy shows one of the many ways traders can use the Pivot points to profit on the forex market. However, you have to remember blindly trading the Pivot signals will not bring you success in the long term. To become a successful trader, you need to know the big picture and be able to identify the candlestick patterns on the chart.


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It is a true story, my story, and I decided to share it after a talk I had with a very good friend of mine. I think that it might encourage others to believe and do something about preventing cancer and maybe give hope to those that already suffer from this condition or have symptoms and are scared of what may follow.
It all started in end March 2013 when one dear family member was diagnosed with breast cancer. It raised a red flag for me that one day you can be super healthy and the next wake up and start a fight for your life. So, to help her and stand by her, I decided to go vegan, eventually getting raw vegan. And yes, I have written about this before, that it made me more energetic, more fresh and it has been a decision that helped my body in many ways.
What I did not know then, is that the vegan healthy lifestyle would also solve another problem I had and I was scared to investigate. For at least 3 years, I had this lump in my breast, but I never wanted to think it was serious. It got bigger in time and even my boyfriend made me promise I would check it out. I did not want to, because I just did not want to think of it. Then came this news, with my dear someone…and still I was scared to go and check it out. I think I thought it would just go away…even though by its size it was a bit unrealistic it would.
Someone told me that developing cancer is also strongly connected besides a high level of stress, to not loving your body enough, so in addition to going vegan in March, I decided to love myself more. I have always been a perfectionist, so I was always very critical of myself, my body. Thus, I learned to loosen up a bit, embrace who I am, love every part of my body and feel proud of it and this included my breasts. I started loving my flaws and changed my perspective as seeing them making me unique and who I am. I never saw my breasts as flaws, but I remember that I was ashamed of them in school when they started growing and I hid them for a while, then I always wanted they would be perfect – you know like you see in magazines the women with implants, but I failed to see their beauty as in the fact that they were natural no matter how many boyfriends told me that :). A first step to change this was to look in the mirror when I woke up and realize I am beautiful with some flaws that made me special, my body is beautiful and this is a wonderful day to be healthy and alive, so I should cherish it. So, here I stand today, with a different view about myself, loving and accepting myself more exactly how I am, loving my flaws (but I call them now characteristics:)), on a healthy vegan diet, and exercising at least 3 times per week to freshen up my brain into thinking in the right direction.
And I tell you all these because after 8 months…I recently noticed that my big lump in my breast vanished away… I was amazed and I realized that all those things that people preach about alternative treatments to cancer, the right mind set getting you through this condition are true, and not just motivational speeches.
It is encouraging at least to know that we can prevent our body from getting sick through loving it and that means offering it the right nutrients and also love for ourselves.
I really believe we have the power to change anything if we really want to and we have all we need in our willpower and nature around. I wish more people would take their diet, importance of exercising and thoughts about themselves more seriously. I think this would make a better world for all of us, a healthier one and a happier one for that matter.
So EAT RIGHT, your body deserves it! EXERCISE, it boosts up your mood! LOVE YOURSELF, you are beautiful!


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Finally. The long-awaited PROM weekend arrived.
Rooney and I drove to Springfield to her date Z's house, where they dressed, primped and we took photos.
When Z didn't step up quickly enough for pictures, his younger brother ran to his room, put on his new suit, and stepped in.
At 12 years old, he was a handsome stunt double.
Then everyone relaxed and the pre-prom formalities began.
They had a great time.


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Cabbage-leaf rolls simulate the pointed cabbage heads that Claus Henriksen uses at Dragsholm Slot. More Quick Vegetable Recipes
How to Make It
Step 1
In a blender, combine the parsley, egg, vinegar and oil and puree. Season with salt.
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In a medium saucepan, combine the water, butter and a large pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Add the cabbage leaves, cover and simmer over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 4 minutes. Drain the cabbage leaves and pat dry.
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Tightly roll up the leaves and arrange the rolls on plates. Season lightly with salt and top with the parsley sauce. Garnish with the scallions and sprouts and serve right away with rye crisps.
Suggested Pairing
Fragrant, minerally Pinot Grigio.


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Tuesday was Bell Let's Talk Day. It was by all accounts very successful. Bell committed to donating 5 cents for every long distance call and text message sent with your Bell phone. For those who don't use Bell as their phone carrier – participation was still possible through Facebook shares and on Twitter using #BellLetsTalk. The results are in, over 96M messages, calls, shares and tweets were made. That translates to a commitment from Bell of $4.86M in donations to mental health programs in Canada.
It gets better. That's in addition to the $50M over 5 years that Bell originally committed to. All this together means their new grand total is $62M in financial commitment. That's a huge number.
But the best part? 96M messages, calls, shares and tweets can go a long way to end stigma of mental health. But it doesn't happen in a day and it's important to keep talking, sharing, tweeting and messaging… and blogging – which is why I waited to Friday to talk about it again.
Now of course there is criticism. Legitimate critique that Bell has struck gold with a brilliant marketing plan – the hashtag wasn't just #letstalk, it was #bellletstalk. As far as branding and brand recognition – Bell had a very successful day of marketing and nothing more. But you know what – I don't care. $62M is a lot of money and can make significant difference. And 96M messages particularly the Facebook shares and Tweets about mental health help. They help fight stigma and they help those who are struggling realize they are not alone. If all of those messages encouraged 1 person to reach out and get help – then go ahead and relish in your brand recognition Bell – you've earned it.
As for the documentary I wrote about earlier this week – well, now that I've seen it I can attest to its impact and the value of the message. I knew it would be great (it was), and I knew I would cry through the entire thing (I did), but I could only hope that it would impact people that didn't know James the same way. I've got to believe that of the 12500+ people who have watched the film on YouTube in the last 48 hours – they have been impacted, and hopefully those that need it have found some help and comfort in the message of hope.
So for the cableless or those that don't get TSN or CTV here it is – Talk to Me: The Story of James Patrick Peek.
Thank you to everyone that contributed to Let's Talk Day – and please continue to spread a message of hope for those affected by mental illness.


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As a coach it can be one of the more frustrating situations. When a swimmer thinks that they would be better suited in one event than another but as a coach you disagree.
This happens 99% of the time as a swimmer thinking they are a "50 sprinter" when they really don't have the speed to be great in that event.
So how do you handle that situation as a coach?
Should you force swimmers to do lots of aerobic work no matter what?
Dave Anderson of Schroeder YMCA is this month's featured coach in the Coaches Corner and has a great way of handling these situations.
He doesn't label swimmers as "sprinters, mid-distance and distance" he's taken a different approach.
Instead he calls them names.
Well animal names: cheetah, lion or wolf.
Here's the basic description he gives of each:
Cheetah – technique superior detail oriented, perfecting starts and turns, give 100% in an effort.
Lions – have ability to get better aerobically, have some speed, may be most coaches "middle group", can train well and still have some speed.
Wolves – these kids can go all day. They can "run and run and run" and still do good. Most swimmers won't be gifted in this way. Really no speed but can train and take a lot of volume.
Listen to Dave talk more about this and how he uses it in his workouts and even see it in action for the workout that day.


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Luna is Earth's natural satellite. In the 1960s several mission to put a man/woman on the moon was done and the first two men to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong and Buzz aldrin, It was later colonized in the late 21st/early 22nd century by the UCN, along with many other worlds of the Terran Solar System.[1]
It is unknown if this moon was terraformed, had enclosed colonies or if it was just as simple as people needing space suits.
- ↑ 2013-02-28, The Killzone Universe: Complete Timeline & Backstory. NeoGaf, accessed on 2013-05-17
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On tonight's Teen Mom After Show, Alex discusses how Matt's overdose made her feel. Sometimes when people we know are struggling with issues like depression, they turn to drugs or alcohol to cope. Usually, this just makes things worse.
If we notice that friends are struggling and think they might be abusing drugs and alcohol,or thinking about ending their life, we need to speak up and take action.
Here is some more information on addiction and suicide.
Here are some ways you can help a friend who is struggling.
And if you need help dealing with how you're feeling or something that's going on in your life, don't be afraid to reach out for help.


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Tiruvalla archdiocese belongs to the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church with the Eparchies of Bathery and Muvattupuzha as its suffragans. The diocesan headquarters is in Tiruvalla, in the district of Pathanamthitta. Tiruvalla is a municipality in Pathanamthitta district in Kerala. The township is a medium sized in nature with high number of Non-resident Indians spread over gulf, Europe and US. The town is located 158 kilometers north east of Thiruvananthapuram, capital city of Kerala.
Malayalam, Tamil, and English are in use.
Pope Pius XI through the Apostolic Constitution Christo Pastorum Principi of June 11, 1932, established the Syro-Malankara hierarchy for the reunited community and erected the Archeparchy of Trivandrum with the Eparchy of Thiruvalla as its suffragan.
Accordingly, the Diocese of Tiruvalla was established on Nov. 6, 1933 and Father Jacob Mar Theophilos was enthroned as its first Bishop. Due to the ill-health of Mar Theophilos the Holy See appointed Joseph Mar Severios as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Tiruvalla in 1938. He was appointed as the Bishop of the diocese of Tiruvalla in 1951. He was given the honorary title Archbishop-bishop by the Holy See. He died on Jan. 18, 1955. The Holy See appointed Father Cherian Polachirackal as Auxiliary to the Bishop of Tiruvalla. His consecration was on April 22, 1954 and he took the name Zacharias Mar Athanasios. The Diocese was extended from the river Pampa in the south to the river Ponnani in the north and from the Arabian Sea in the west to the Western Ghats in the east.
The Diocese was further extended to the north from the river Ponnani by the decree of the Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches, on Feb. 14, 1958 and brought under it the whole of Malabar region of Kerala, the civil districts of Coimbatore and Nilgiris and Karoor Taluk in Triuchirappally District of Tamil Nadu and the districts of Mysore, Mandya, Coorg, Hassan, Chickamangalore, Shimoga and South Kanara of Karnataka State.
Bishop Zacharias Mar Athanasios entered into eternal rest on Sept. 28, 1977 and Msgr. Mathew Nedungattu was elected the Administrator. Pope John Paul II by the Apostolic Constitution of October 1978 separating the civil districts of Malappuram, Kozhikode and Kannoor of Kerala, Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu and Coorg, Mysore, Mandya, Hassan, South Kanara, Chickamangalore and Shimoga of Karnataka from the diocese of Tiruvalla, established the new diocese of Bathery and appointed Cyril Mar Baselios as its first Bishop.
Father Isaac Koottaplackal was appointed bishop of Tiruvalla to succeed Zacharias Mar Athanasios and he received the name Isaac Mar Yoohanon. Mar Yoohanon was called for eternal peace on April 28, 1987 and Father George Chundevalel was elected the Administrator who later was appointed the bishop of the diocese with the name Geevarghese Mar Timotheos. Father Mammen Chackalapadickal was appointed Auxiliary to the Bishop of Tiruvalla. He was consecrated Bishop on July 17, 1997 at St. John's Cathedral, Tiruvalla with the name Thomas Mar Koorilos. The Holy See appointed Father Thomas Mar Koorilos as the sixth Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tiruvalla on Sept. 11, 2003.
The Holy Episcopal Synod of the Malankara Catholic Church decided on Dec. 3, 2005 to elevate the Diocese of Tiruvalla to the status of an Archdiocese with the Dioceses of Bathery and Muvattupuzha as its suffragans, and the Bishop of Tiruvalla as Metropolitan Archbishop. Dr. Isaac Mar Cleemis was installed as the first Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Tiruvalla on June 10, 2006 at St. John's Metropolitan Cathedral, Tiruvalla. Later archbishop was elected as the Major Archbishop-Catholicos of the Malankara Catholic church. Bishop Thomas Mar Koorilos, the Metropolitan of Muvattupuzha was appointed the Second Metropolitan Archbishop of Tiruvalla on March 26, 2007 and his installation ceremony was held on May 2, 2007 at St. John's Metropolitan Cathedral, Tiruvalla.
The website of Tiruvalla Archdiocese is available at: www.tiruvallaarchdiocese.org
The territory is well connected with roads and rail. The nearest airport, Thiruvananthapuram is about 158 kilometers away from the headquarters and nearest railway station is Thiruvalla.
The territory of Tiruvalla archdiocese has a tropical climate with temperatures ranging from highs of 34.4 ?C in summer to a low of 18.5 ?C in winter with a healthy rainfall of 3040 milli meter annual. The rainy season (South West Monsoon) begins in June and lasts up to September. The North West Monsoon brings light rainfall in October-December.
The economy of Thiruvalla Archdiocese is mainly based on NRI population working abroad, agriculture and small scale industries. The major crops grown are rice, tapioca, coconuts, rubber, plantains, sugarcane and a variety of vegetables.
Thiruvalla means the land of Thiruvallabha, Hindu God Vishnu. The city is located in the western area of Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala. The city is famous for its various religious festivals, schools etc. The city is believed to be the ancient Commercial trade centre. There existed a trade route from this place to Madurai the capital of Ancient Pandia Dynasty. They traded in pepper with Egypt before the Christian era. Thiruvalla is a multi-religious region. Almost all major religions including Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity are practiced here. The major religion is Hinduism.


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Bond Market Shouts To Be Heard
I think the idea that cars, sports equipment, etc., can "talk" is a guy thing. I can't recall seeing a woman talk to a golf ball before she teed off, and yet I know plenty of guys who do this, even before they start drinking!
Guys will ever so calmly (said sarcastically) discuss life with their car if it refuses to start. Even in that statement I used "refused," as if the car was making a choice not to start.
When it comes to the markets, we talk about them making fools of everyone, or not giving anyone a clear indication of what is coming next.
That's all nonsense of course, except when it comes to the bond markets. In this instance, I'm sure there's something to the notion of a talking market, and recently the bond market has not been whispering quietly, it's been screaming.
Over a month has passed since the Federal Reserve technically exited the bond markets. I say "technically" because the central bank has pledged to keep its balance sheet at its current size, which means as bonds mature, they will buy more to replace them.
That being said, the latest quantitative easing program was shut down in late October. Since then, interest rates haven't shot to the moon, even though the U.S. bond markets lost a huge player that routinely purchased billions of dollars' worth of inventory every month. In fact, interest rates have fallen while prices have moved higher.
Some people might count this as a victory, noting that the bond markets can survive and even thrive without the Fed. I think those people aren't listening to what the market has to say.
The interest rate paid on bonds compensates investors for several things — the use of their money, the loss of value because of inflation, and the risk investors take by lending money in the first place.
U.S. Treasury bonds and others backed by the U.S. governrnment, which are the kind that the Fed was buying, are considered risk-free, so they only compensate investors for the use of their money, called the real rate of returnrn and the expected loss due to inflation or the inflation rate.
No one knows what the real rate of returnrn is. It's not published in a book or calculated using specific inputs. In general, it's computed by simply subtracting the long-term expected inflation rate from the current interest rate paid on a bond. What's left is the real rate of returnrn.
Over many years the real rate of returnrn was near 3%, but not any longer.
This is where the bond market is trying to tell us something.
Currently, the one-year U.S. Treasury bond yields 0.18%. Inflation is roughly 1.7%. Subtracting the inflation rate from the yield (0.18% to 1.7%) gives me a real returnrn of -1.52%. So investors are buying a security that they know will net them a loss of 1.52%.
Longer bonds don't fare much better. The yield on a five-year U.S. Treasury bond is about equal to the current rate of inflation (1.67%), so buyers of these bonds will break even 60 months from now.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury bond has a yield of 2.10% and after subtracting the inflation rate of 1.7%, it results in a 0.40% real rate of returnrn. The only good thing that can be said about this rate is that it's not negative!
Even the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond pays a paltry rate of interest of 2.71%, which equates to a real returnrn of 1.01%.
I don't think bond buyers are blind to these numbers.
I think they've assessed the investment and economic landscape, and see little opportunities for growth in the years to come as well as modest inflation at best. In essence, bond buyers are willing to invest for almost no returnrn, as long as they have a strong belief that they will at least get their money back.
How else do you explain investors signing up for a loss on bonds shorter than five years, and accepting a measly 0.40% rate of returnrn on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds?
The bonds markets are screaming at us. All indications point to a period of low growth and modest, if any, inflation.
The most important factor today when buying bonds isn't the returnrn on your money; it's simply the returnrn of your money.


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I used the s3d function to create multiple copies of the same model. I have never used that function. I have not been able to select all the models to print at once. There is a check box in each model, but no matter what I try, I can't get all models to select and prepare.
I tried the windows functions I know to select multiple items.
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This post was written by my Uncle Jeff, my mom's brother.
Deana and I were the closest in age of 5 children at 2 years apart. Our birthdays were a week apart with Deana's following mine. Mom many times would make us one cake for both birthdays so compromise was always needed because Deana always wanted Chocolate cake and ice cream and I usually wanted Strawberry, Deana also hated coconut and I loved it. Mom would usually do half and half on the cake to satisfy our differences.
Since we were so close in age Deana and I did a lot together when we were younger. I can remember a time when Deana did not eat her vegetables and didn't get dessert so I snuck her some of mine. As she crawled under the table to my chair I spoon fed her some of my dessert when no one was looking. I remember a time also when we went to Stater Brothers Market in Rubidoux Ca. I saw Deana chewing some Bazooka gum and wondering where she got it from she admitted to me she took a piece from the supermarket bin and began chewing it. I felt the need to rat her out for "stealing" the gum and told dad. Dad made her go up front to pay for it. I followed Deana up to the register where she had to "confess" her sins. She simply went up front with her penny to pay for the gum and handed it to the checker and said "this is for some gum that I am already chewing". Wow, here I thought she was going to have to confess she took the gum but I had been out witted!
I remember another Super Market story, this one happened at Michaels Market in Glen Avon where we grew up. We entered the produce section and we were blowing air out of straws over the avocadoes that in those days sat in saw dust, it was cool watching the saw dust scatter. Deana rather than only exhaling made an inhale and sucked saw dust into her throat. She started choking and dad immediately grabbed her and I think even flipped her upside down and reached into her throat with his finger and scooped out the saw dust. Whew dad saved my sister!
Last story for now but Deana and I were walking to a friend's house that took us to primary, a weekly church activity function for children. I was into the 'playing with matches' stage of my life and liked flicking them off the match book with my finger and watch them flare up then extinguish as they flung through the air. We were behind the market near a canal and I was doing my flinging! Next thing I know a man stops his car and yells to Deana and me to "Help stamp out this fire"! I had not even noticed my match didn't go out and started the field on fire behind us. Some quick stamping and a disaster had been averted and we finished our walk to our friend's home for our ride! I do not know why the man didn't interrogate me as to how the fire started but so glad I didn't get busted any further.
Deana has an outstanding memory of many past events and even in her dementia she seems to recall events I barely remember or do not remember at all. It seems so odd to me how certain things remain and others vanish completely from memory. When Deana visited me in the summer of 2012 she didn't even know what a scrabble game was and said she has never played 'that game' yet she use to play it all the time especially when camping at Heart Bar camp ground. I showed her how to play and at first she wanted to play turn after turn like a crossword puzzle and not let me have my turn until she finally got it and we actually took turns. Eventually however when words were getting harder to find she immediately abandoned the game and got up and left the table. I felt this was the very few moments where I had actually connected with her for a small period of time during her stay. I am grateful to have so many memories and will have to share more later!
If you have a memoir you would like to write about my mom for my Friday features, please contact me.


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Ridge Cap Roof panel of EPS/Mineral wool
1.Roll Forming Machine
Our roll forming machine can be customized made and can be used for sheet of different width and thickness. It can be used for fabricating corrugated sandwich panel for roof and wall according to specific requirements.
2. Laminating Machine
The laminating machine can be used to make plat panel, and corrugated panel with different internal stand height requirements. To ensure the tension balance, our laminating machine is coupled with uncoiler and clutch disk for braking.
3. Cutting Machine
This kind of saw is mainly used to cut the panel into precise lengths to produce batch quantities of cut-to length products. Thanks to the synchronous controller controlling machine stand, it can cut the panel precisely in a stationary state.
EPS/Mineral wool (Rock wool) sandwich panel production line has wide applications:
2.Large-scale warehouses
4.Long-pan roofs
5.Refrigeration houses, conditioning rooms
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I have lived on Long Island almost my entire life and as of right now, I have no plans to ever move away. Aside from this past years' brutal winter, not much has ever made me want to leave it either. This island has beautiful beaches, adorable tree-filled neighborhoods, wineries, great shopping spots, and it's close to New York City. But for a place that is home to over seven and a half million people, our independent book store number is a little low. Sure, we have the mecca of all independent bookstores on this island—Huntington's Book Revue—and a few other gems, like Book Hampton in Mattituck and Dolphin Bookstore in Port Washington, but I wanted to see something new.
With the desire to expand my bookstore horizons, I did a search for the best bookstores near me and a fantastic list popped up. The list was filled with independent bookstores all located within Brooklyn and NYC, so with that, this past Saturday I decided to make a day of it.
My first stop was to the East Village, where I finally got to experience the amazing food of Gabrielle Hamilton, author of Blood, Bones, and Butter (one of the first NSBCBC reads from November of 2013).
It was such an amazing feeling, seeing the actual restaurant that she wrote about creating in her book. Just as she described, the miniature bistro was filled to the brim with her essence. The style of her writing mirrored the style of the decor—whimsical, exciting, and lovely. And the food…. oh man… the food. Comforting yet experimental. Beautiful yet approachable. Fresh and crisp and everything I knew it would be because it was just as she described it in her book. It was a delicious dining experience and a great way to continue my love affair with this book. I truly cannot wait to go back.
From there, my hubby and I parted ways and I went on a solo mission to Prince Street's McNally Jackson Bookstore and Cafe. This is the kind of store that has a very cool vibe, yet it didn't feel too cool for me to be there. With its very own working printing press, and a cafe that serves everything from fresh scones to sparkling rose water, McNally Jackson has enough to keep even a browser occupied for hours. I decided to spend my time in the graphic novel corner, with my drink from the cafe and the latest volume of Saga. For a half hour, I sat uninterrupted by staff or fellow patrons and read. It was the kind of place where nobody cared that I didn't buy the book or occupied the seat. They were just happy to have people in there, reading and enjoying their space.
Next up, I was joined by fellow NSBCBCer Daryl, and together we went to Housing Works Bookstore located on Crosby Street. Here is where I think I found my favorite bookstore in the world. This beautiful store is completely stocked with donated books and run almost entirely by volunteers. Not to mention, 100% of their proceeds go towards Housing Works—an advocacy group whose mission is to help end the "duel crisis of AIDS and homelessness" by providing lifesaving services to those in need. I mean REALLY… do I need to say anymore? No… but I will.
The store was easily the most aesthetically pleasing space of all the stores I visited throughout the day, and the selection was surprisingly vast. Even when the book we wanted wasn't on the shelf, the shop keepers happily went out of their way to help us find what we were looking for. And the icing on the cake—right when I walked in there was a table completely filled with David Sedaris books. When I grabbed a copy of Let's Discuss Diabetes with Owls (an NSBCBC April 2014 read) I was delighted to find the entire stack was signed by David himself. Apparently he had been there earlier in the week and stayed until midnight chatting with each and every person that came to see him. I happily bought two copies and made a vow to visit that store whenever I'm nearby.
Up next was the biggest of the 4 (Perhaps the biggest in the world? At least it felt like that) The Strand, located right by Union Square. This store, boasting its 18 miles of books, can be summed up in one word—overwhelming. Packed with hundreds of patrons, this maze of a place will surely have any book you've ever wanted; just be prepared to search for miles and miles to find it. In all honesty, my fragile self couldn't take the mayhem for too long. I like my bookstores to be calming and although this place was impressive, it was anything but relaxing. We probably spent a total of 10 minutes there before deciding we didn't need to see any more. We got the gist, and the gist was hectic.
The last stop on our great bookstore tour was 192 books, located on 10th and 21st. Talk about the complete polar opposite of The Strand. This shop was about the size of my living room and was so quiet that it felt almost inappropriate for my friend and I to discuss our love of the children's classic, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (even in a volume that was just above a whisper). Although it was adorable, it wasn't necessarily welcoming, but that was probably due to its overly calming setting.
My overall verdict of the stores: If this were a Goldilocks situation, The Strand was too much, and 192 books was too little, but McNally Jackson and Housing Works were juuuuuuuust right. And was it worth all the walking? You bet your buns it was.
So Why Do I Think You Should Go On a Bookstore Journey Too?
At the end of the day, I was so happy I got to visit these places, not just because I got to be surrounded by things I love, but because I was surrounded by hundreds of readers just like me. So often I hear on the news that bookstores are going out of style, and that e-readers and Amazon are wiping away the need for traditional bookstores. But my experience shows otherwise. People still love these brick and mortars and it's not because they must physically see the book before they buy it. It's so they can be surrounded by the vibe of the bookstore. Here, you can chat with other people about the books and stumble upon books you may not ever find otherwise. You can sit and enjoy a coffee and flip through a book without pressure. And the best part—you'd be supporting the world of books and the activity of reading just by being present. Who doesn't love that?
So be present. Visit your local bookstores, venture to new bookstores, and help keep the bookstore alive. Happy reading everyone!
– Nina Sclafani
Bookstore Junkie, Founder of The Not So Book Club Book Club
P.S. – Episode 3 of The Not So Book Club Podcast has been posted! Check it out at NSBCBC.PODBEAN.COM, and listen to the gang discuss comics, children's books, and more!


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Florida Business Attorneys can help small business owners with conflicts that arise in and around a small business.
Florida Business Attorneys can help small business owners with conflicts that arise in and around a small business.
Just by walking down the hail or by picking up the phone, large companies have attorneys they can immediately turn to whenever they encounter a legal issue. Most small companies do not have the assistance of legal counsel so readily available. Yet, today's business environment is extremely complex, and it is vitally important that all companies, large or small, have access to legal counsel and understand their legal rights. It is equally as important for all companies to properly implement their legal responsibilities. Because small business owners are responsible for the disposition of the company's legal issues as well as the everyday aspects of maintaining the business, most business owners have little time to focus on other important matters involved in running a business. A business owner's time away from the everyday workings of a business to handle complicated legal matters can prevent that company from growing and prospering. Therefore, as a business owner, it is important to place your business needs in the hands of a law firm you can trust and one that understands your specific needs.
The lawyers at Griffiths & Smitherman, P.L. have over 22 years combined experience representing companies of varying sizes and types and have the legal skill and knowledge necessary to advocate for your business. Our legal team provides our clients with an honest, cost-effective, creative, and client-focused approach in dealing with legal issues and prides itself on assisting businesses understand complex legal matters in an uncomplicated way. We will effectively, passionately, and aggressively pursue your case with diligent attention to your legal rights and best interests. No matter what sort of business you have, it is important to have the confident support of one of our lawyers. Our professional service is matched with an intimate level of understanding towards each business and individual we represent. We strive to provide an attorney/client relationship in which every client leaves the office with confidence knowing they received a truthful and competent assessment of their individual situation.
Business Law involves the areas of law that impact the operation of a business. These areas of law include, but are not limited to, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property (Copyright, Trademark, and Patents), Advertising and Marketing Law, Franchising and Distributing, Entertainment Law, and many others. The primary purpose of a business law attorney is to provide legal services and advice to clients in areas of law that impact the operation of a business. Such services may include the formation of a corporation or other business entity, reviewing an Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement, drafting a model release, registering a company's trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, conducting due diligence, negotiating lease terms with a landlord or tenant, representing a client's interest in a complex litigation natter in court, and countless others services.
The term "Business Transactions" refers to the drafting, execution, and administration of such important business documents as deeds for real estate, financial agreements, shares and asset purchase agreements, manufacturing contracts, employment contracts, merger documents, individual contractor agreements" the creation of foreign or domestic corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships, and even the transfer of intellectual property from one entity to another. In short, a business transaction is any type of transaction or series of transactions that impact the ability of a business to function within the perimeters set by the laws
of the jurisdiction. Transaction attorneys review and perform any and all business transactions that the business may be engaged in.
Florida Business Attorneys – Excellent Video! There are two professionals every business will need early on: an accountant and a lawyer. The reasons for hiring an accountant are pretty obvious–you need someone to help you set up your "chart of accounts," review your numbers periodically, and prepare all of your necessary federal, state and local tax returns. The reason for hiring a business attorney may not, however, be so apparent. A good business attorney will provide vital assistance in almost every aspect of your business, from basic zoning compliance and copyright and trademark advice to formal business incorporation and lawsuits and liability. First, some general rules about dealing with lawyers:
If you are being sued, it's too late. Most small businesses put off hiring a lawyer until the sheriff is standing at the door serving them with a summons. Bad mistake. The time to hook up with a good business lawyer is before you are sued. Once you have been served with a summons and complaint, it's too late–the problem has already occurred, and it's just a question of how much you will have to pay (in court costs, attorneys' fees, settlements and other expenses) to get the problem resolved.
America's judicial system is a lot like a Roach Motel–it's easy to get into court, but very difficult to get out once you've been "trapped." Most lawyers agree that while nobody likes to pay attorneys' fees for anything (heck, let's let our hair down–nobody likes paying or dealing with lawyers, period), but the fee a lawyer will charge to keep you out of trouble is only a small fraction of the fee a lawyer will charge to get you out of trouble once it's happened. http://www.flbusinessattorneys.com
The Firms Commercial & Corporate Attorneys takes an interdisciplinary approach specializing in intellectual property, Internet, technology, multimedia and entertainment, business and related fields. To maximize clients' rights and helpthem achieve greatest success, Silverberg & Weiss provides advice and counsel on business formation,copyrights, publishing, multimedia, e-commerce, trademarks,trade secrets, entertainment, identity theft and licensing, cyberlaw of the Internet, blogs, digital and software matters as appropriate.
Whether it's forming a new business, or analyzing strategies for growing to the next level, the Florida Business Attorneys at Silverberg & Weiss' primary mission is to help our clients become more successful. Silverberg & Weiss regularly forms business entities such as partnerships, limited liability companies, and S and C corporations. We handles commercial transactions, strategic alliances, and makes sure clients are well-protected in the development, acquisition and use of intellectual properties.
Our Florida Copyright Attorneys offer sound advice to our clients on a wide variety of copyright issues, including protecting, licensing and transferring copyrights in all fields including books, photographs, films, musical compositions and sound recordings, graphic arts, fine art, architecture, computer software, publishing, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and works displayed on the Internet.
Silverberg & Weiss Law Group regularly:
The Firm also has a focused group of individuals in the Florida Publishing Attorneys division. They represents authors, publishers, and others in the publishing industry. Silverberg & Weiss regularly counsels, negotiates and handles:
Florida Transmedia Attorneys began their intellectual property law practice in 1983 and has been on the cutting edge of technology and innovation, including Multimedia and transmedia, ever since. Technology is facilitating the convergence of computing, communications, entertainment and consumer electronics.
Multimedia refers to a collection of related technologies which are usually interactive, often networked, and which permit applications which contain some combination of audio, video, text and graphics images. Transmedia refers to the opportunity to transform content into many forms to reach people through all available media. In transmedia, the content often transforms as it is adapted to new media. Silverberg & Weiss has special knowledge in facilitating the widest desired distribution of our clients' content into many media.
Silverberg & Weiss provides business and legal counsel covering the: Silverberg & Weiss provides business and legal counsel covering the:
Florida E-Commerce Attorneys represents a large part of Silverberg & Weiss' multi-media practice, reflecting the burgeoning growth in online activities in general. Silverberg & Weiss is well-versed in the legal and practical considerations for companies venturing forth on the Internet and helps her clients capitalize on the digital revolution and converging technologies. We regularly handles:
For select artistic talent, we also serve as personal management attorneys as well as agent and manager, advising them in every area of their career and professional development. In serving as personal manager, in addition to providing agency and legal services, we regularly:
The Florida Trademarks and Brand Management Attorneys offers a full range of trademark and brand managementservices including advising and counseling emerging and established businesses on branding strategies, securing and enforcing registrations for clients' marks, providing guidance on how to maximize the goodwill of their marks and develop practical strategies for the selection, use, registration, protection, enforcement, licensing and transfers of marks as well as trade names and Internet domain names. In handling trademark portfolios, we regularly:
Being well-versed in Internet and Technology issues, we also regularly handle matters relating to Trademarks and the Internet, including:
Florida Trade Secrets Attorneys protection can function as a less expensive yet very effective way to protect intellectual property. Silverberg & Weiss often defines and implements comprehensive trade secret strategies for our clients to help them protect their inventions, processes, methodology, information, formulas, client lists, ideas and other trade secrets. Silverberg & Weiss regularly:
The Florida Entertainment Attorneys offer a full range of legal and business services in the entertainment fields of book publishing, television, film, theater and music. We regularly negotiate and handle:
Florida Licensing Attorneys helps their clients merchandise and license their valuable intellectual properties. She helps clients create and implement merchandising programs from start to finish by identifying and protecting licensable elements of a property and identifying potential licensees. Our firm also drafts and negotiates license agreements and creates and administers anti-piracy policing programs. We regularly negotiate and handle:
Florida Identity Theft Attorneys have appeared on numerous television shows, conferences, and in books as an expert on Identity Theft.
As Florida Cyber Law Attorneys offers a full range of legal and business services in the CyberLaw, Internet Law arena.
Silverberg & Weiss regularly negotiates and handles matters concerning:
The Firms Software Attorneys offer, negotiate and handle transactions relating to software development and use such as:
Florida Business Attorneys are dedicated to representing plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of matters, including shareholder and derivative actions in corporate disputes; partnership and LLC disputes; trade secret claims; non-compete agreements; fraudulent transactions involving the sale of businesses and commercial real estate; breaches of fiduciary duty; commercial landlord/tenant disputes; business disparagement claims; interference with business relationship claims; and other commercial tort claims such as conversion, civil theft, racketeering, and deceptive and unfair trade practices.
Florida Commerical & Corporate Attorneys We have experience in trying jury and non-jury cases and arguing appeals in both state and federal courts, as well as prosecuting and defending injunction and receivership hearings. We also have experience in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, AAA arbitration, and private arbitration.
The Florida Construction Attorneys represent owners, as well as architects, residential designers, engineers, general contractors, and subcontractors in payment disputes and design/construction defect claims. Our representation includes contract drafting and negotiation; construction lien-related documents, including transfer bonds; and arbitration and litigation of disputes and claims, including surety bonds and insurance coverage for defective construction.
Florida Business Attorneys also represents individuals and businesses in drafting, reviewing, and litigating contracts and covenants, including employment agreements; non-compete agreements; leases; promissory notes and mortgage foreclosures; shareholder, partnership, and LLC operating agreements; purchase and sale contracts for real estate and businesses; homeowner association covenants and deed restrictions; insurance contracts, including bad faith claims; and software licensing.
Our Group of Florida Clergy Abuse Attorneys , for the victims of clergy abuse, including children and adults who have been molested by priests, pastors, or others who held a position of trust. Because of the nature of these cases, representation includes confidential pre-suit negotiations where possible, and if these are unsuccessful, filing suit for physical harm and mental anguish.
Our firm also provides representation to other victims of crime, including those injured due to inadequate security, drunk driving accident victims where alcohol was negligently served, and other instances of assault or violence which could have been prevented by persons in a position of responsibility. We use the same case handling techniques to resolve these matters pre-suit if possible, but stand ready to take appropriate cases to trial.
If you would like to learn more about the latest developments in Crime Victims/Clergy Abuse law in Florida, visit our Clergy Abuse blog.
The Fair Labor Standards Act Attorneys have the ability to help employers be proactive in trying to avoid becoming entangled in lawsuits, or at least minimize the risk of serious disruption of business if litigation is filed. We do so by drafting employer policies and procedures and employee handbooks; providing employer-sponsored seminars and workshops on discrimination and harassment policies; drafting non-compete and confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements; defending unemployment claims and EEOC complaints; and defending FLSA claims.
The Federal Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, also known as ERISA, is the primary law governing employment benefits litigation. If you have a claim for disability, medical or other types of benefits and you received your benefits through your employment, most likely your claim is covered by ERISA.
The most common type of ERISA case our firm handles is a claim for long-term disability benefits. These cases are filled with pitfalls that can derail an otherwise meritorious claim. These pitfalls can be avoided or at least dealt with provided you contact an attorney early in the process.
Another type of case we handle is a suit for recovery of unpaid medical benefits. A frequent variation on this theme is a claim that an employer has failed to provide appropriate COBRA notices.
We are also happy to review potential cases involving inappropriate investments or other pension-related irregularities. On occasion we have reviewed claims that an employer terminated an employee that was about to vest in a pension to avoid such vesting.
If you would like to learn more about the latest developments in ERISA law in Florida, log onto our Florida ERISA blog.
The Florida Mediation Attorneys devotes their time and efforts to mediating civil disputes. He has been certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Circuit Civil Mediator and has also been certified by the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Marcus has resolved a wide variety of disputes including personal injury and wrongful death, business and contract cases, employment litigation matters and employee benefits/ERISA cases.
The Florida Business Attorneys are available to conduct mediation sessions throughout the Florida area. Contact his office at (954) 384-0998 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com to schedule a mediation.
Paul K. Silverberg
Firm Founder, Paul K. Silverberg, established this law firm in 2000 based on his legal training at one of the largest international law firms, judicial clerk internship for a federal judge, professional business consulting and vital roles as Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Director of Finance and General Counsel. Mr. Silverberg's business and legal experience has allowed him to perform professional services for Fortune 100 companies, multi-million dollar companies, strategic growth companies, start-ups and individuals.
Kraig S. Weiss
Kraig S. Weiss previously served as J.P. Morgan Chase's lead litigation counsel for South Florida region and as an Assistant Vice President. J.P. Morgan Chase is the second largest U.S. bank with over $1.1 trillion in assets. Prior to working in-house with J.P. Morgan Chase, Mr. Weiss was engaged for over eight years in private practice, where he practiced a broad scope of commercial litigation, family law, probate, estate litigation, civil and business litigation and real estate litigation in both Federal and State Courts.
Nicole Paolino
Nicole Paolino started her practice of law with the firm in 2003 after receiving her Juris Doctor Degree. Earlier she attended Villanova University in Pennsylvania where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Rhetoric and Public Discourse. She is also admitted to practice in the State of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, State of New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Francisco A. Corrales
Francisco A. Corrales advises businesses and individuals on commercial transactions, compliance issues, intellectual property, international matters and the development of business opportunities. Mr. Corrales has extensive experience in the review, negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements. He also counsels international clients on doing business in the United States and domestic businesses on expanding their global markets. He counsels and advises clients in Spanish, French and Portuguese.
The team at Silverberg & Weiss frequently go beyond conventional law practice to provide clients with support to get things done… solutions to problems… and assist in the success of dealing with their every day legal challenges. The members of the law firm provide quality legal services that rival even the largest law firms.
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Earlier this month, hundreds of New York City fast food workers walked off their jobs and picketed in front of restaurants, demanding a living wage. All that was left inside were the customers and the rats.
It used to be that the fast food jobs were the extra jobs kids would do to earn some money for gas and weed, so they weren't using up all of Mom and Dad's. The rest of us worked the actual jobs jobs. But now the economy is such that the fast food jobs are the jobs jobs. The median age of a fast food worker is now over 28. Moms and dads, whose decent-paying jobs have been downsized or outsourced, are now working the counter at McDonald's. Full time, that's just about $16,000 a year, or just enough for you and your family to live in one of the nicer refrigerator boxes.
Last month, Senator Elizabeth Warren made the case for a living wage at a Senate committee hearing:
"If we started in 1960 and we said that as productivity goes up, that is as workers are producing more, then the minimum wage is going to go up the same. And if that were the case then the minimum wage today would be about $22 an hour. So my question is... with a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, what happened to the other $14.75? It sure didn't go to the worker."One fair way to narrow the wealth gap is to make the hugely profitable fast food companies pay more and profit less. When we don't force huge fast food corporations to pay a living wage, yes, their profits go up (McDonald's profits were up 130% during the recession) and their stockholders benefit -- but their employees need to go on public assistance and we, the taxpayers, end up footing the bill.
Why should I have to finance some rich prick's McDonald's Corporation stock staying at 99.34 instead of 97.86?