text:
Fairgrove Academy's Concert Band earned a SUPERIOR at District Band Festival!
Check out all the amazing things our band is doing!!!
Our elementary students getting ready for band one day!


text:
DEZ Arms, Inc., Match 16" Carbine Gas 7.62 x 39 Fluted/Twister barrel with installed M4 feed ramped barrel extension fits a standard, mil-spec upper receiver. Uses a carbine length gas system and forearm (not included).
H-Bar Contour: National Match Barrel, Medium Weight, 18” long, Nitro Carburized* finish.
DEZ Arms' custom machined match barrels are made from 4150 chrome-moly vanadium steel manufactured in the USA. Barrel are head spaced with M4 feed ramped extension installed, pre drilled gas port hole with parkerized finish. Barrels are particle tested, air gauged, concentrically cut and muzzle threaded 5/8” x 24. twist to accept flash hiders/suppressors, stressed relieved, turned on center to prevent accuracy robbing distortion when the barrel heats up, and hardened to 26-33 Rc giving the barrel a long life. The 11 degree crown, polished chamber and lapped bore makes the difference! Our pulled-button rifling produces a superbly accurate bore diameter with uniform rate of twist.
YOUR choice of fluting: Twister or Straight Flute. Our unique fluting designs improve rigidity and aid in barrel cooling. The pulled-button rifling produces a superbly accurate bore diameter with uniform rate of twist. The match barrel is machined to tighter specifications producing a tighter fit for greater accuracy. This barrel uses a mid length gas tube, mid length hand guard, .750 dia. gas blocks, and front sight (not included).

industry_corpus2: Petrochemicals


text:
This includes a two-part die (body and piston and a special shell holder. On his fifth shot I had him hold just off the left edge..
Step 2: Go through the m checkout process. Harriet Corset Shaper Thong- (Black) for Your one-stop place to shop and discover amazing deals. To provide you..
Youll get outside, get moving, and get paid to. Log in, products you love, find 1,000's of products from the stores you already shop. We also provide paid opportunities for outstanding shoppers to represent Shipt at conferences and events. We also provide clear guidelines for both shopper and member safety, so you can shop with peace of mind.
Try us today for free.
AS seen ON, get your groceries delivered now * Additional terms apply on free delivery. Save time money, find exclusive deals on popular products delivered to your front door! X-team, we take service seriously. But shoppers that keep at it quickly find ways to shop more efficiently, which translates to making more money. And with tips (7 out of every 10 members tip their shoppers you can potentially make even more. Safety, shipt encourages shoppers to get to know their members, but unlike other share-economy gigs, you dont have to let a single person step foot in your car. Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Chicago, Austin, Washington.C, Houston, Atlanta and many more. Shoppers get exclusive invitations to launch and expansion parties. It pays well, watchtag discount code lets address the elephant in the room first. Being a Shipt Shopper gives hope to people in need of wide open spaces.

industry_corpus2: Others


text:
During the July holiday in 2017, we brought 35 learners from different high schools together for a special project at City Varsity, Cape Town. Artists Judy Paulsen, Tony Gum, Juan Stockenstroom and special effects makeup artist Lisa Wakelin gave the students workshops developing their technical and conceptual skills. The artwork looked at breaking down stereotypes to create a true visual representation of their own authentic experience of being South African.
The teams also learnt how to write artists statements that put their artwork into context. Keisha, 16, would like to pursue a fashion career. Yanga, 18, is a leader at Lalela and in the community, with a passion for business and entrepreneurship. Roxcel's passions are art and sport, she is 15 years old.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


text:
New fiction from Matt Dojny, the latest from the jazz/metal ensemble Wrekmeister Harmonies, Lose Your Own Adventure debuts, the legacy of Curt Boettcher, and more.
Shani Boianjiu discusses fiction and translation, Alan Sepinwall talks with Difficult Men author Brett Martin, a Nick Cave documentary is made, and much more.
Donnybrook by Frank Bill Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 240 p. A quote wrongly attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson and butchered by sad sacks goes something like this: “life is a journey; not a destination.” If such saccharine bromides are to be taken seriously, Frank Bill’s relentless Donnybrook would serve as a compelling case to stay the hell home. This follow-up to his disquieting 2011 collection Crimes In Southern Indiana returns to familiar themes and locales, betrayals and backwoods.
A trip up the Metro-North has long been an act of refuge for New Yorkers. But in “Video Games”, an all Jessa-Hannah production in which we meet Jessa’s louse of a father and not much else happens – was Lena Dunham riding the rails to get away from her own looming storylines?

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


text:
I'm May I'm 18 I'm not as hard to impress as my sister but I am also just as fun we both have different tasks for you though!
"Loren beech/gray inspired outfit" by foodrich on Polyvore featuring Calvin Klein Underwear, adidas and Calvin Klein. "
((Fc Blake Gray BIP)) smiles "I'm Blake. I'm single. My sister is Perrie. My cousins are Loren and Cam. is Loren. I'm pretty emotional for a guy. Intro?"
Transform your bedroom with elegant and contemporary furniture from Z Gallerie. Browse our ideas here for bedroom inspiration to complete your look.
Motion pictures, like radio, aim at a single national audience.


text:
Avengers: Infinity War brought about the destruction of Marvel's beloved superhero team.
With Thanos looming large and half the Avengers turned to dust, anticipation for Avengers: Endgame has reached fever pitch. Will Iron Man, Captain America and the remaining crew be able to put a stop to the Mad Titan? Can they bring back Spider-Man, Black Panther and Doctor Strange?
Disney and Marvel have kept remarkably quiet on the upcoming sequel, but small details have emerged thanks to trailers, chatty actors and the occasional leaked set photo. Here’s everything we know about the fourth Avengers movie.
Avengers: Endgame reaches cinemas on 26 April 2019, just over a year after Infinity War was released.
The first official trailer for Avengers: End Game was released last year and featured Iron Man stranded in space, Captain America searching for a way to defeat Thanos, and Ant-Man hoping to get into the Avengers' facility. Watch the trailer at the top of this article, and click through our breakdown of it below.
Those fans were proven right following the release of Captain Marvel, when another new trailer dropped. Interestingly, Tony Stark is pictured back on Earth and Brie Larson's Carol Danvers facing off against Thor (not in a fight, but a stare off).
Soon after, one final trailer was released, featuring the superhero team heading off to fight Thanos, as well as a first look at the Mad Titan post-The Snappening. The events depicted seem to still be from early in Endgame, as the team are not wearing their white Quantum Suits (more on those later).
A clip from the film, showing Captain Marvel, Captain America and Black Widow coming up with a plan to defeat Thanos has also been revealed – much of the footage was previously seen in the trailer.
For quite some time, no-one knew what the fourth Avengers movie would be called. First, the Russo Brothers – who directed Infinity War and return for the sequel – confirmed that the movie would not be given the subtitle Infinity Gauntlet.
They initially claimed that the title was not said during Infinity War, which ruled out the title Endgame as the phrase was used during Infinity War. As we now know, the brothers were hiding the real title all along.
Asked later about the length of the film, the Russo brothers said that the run-time was still around the three-hour mark, with reports later claiming Marvel were considering having an interval in the film.
The film was listed as three hours and two minutes long on AMC theatres’s official website, with the time later being removed from the webpage for the film. That length has since been confirmed by Marvel.
Thanks to License Global magazine – the same publication that offered the world first synopsis for Infinity War – we have a short, very non-spoilery summary of what to expect.
Chris Evans has confirmed that he’s hanging up the shield after the next Avengers, strongly implying that Captain America may die. And while the actor has said that his character’s death is not a sure-fire thing, fans are expecting the honourable Captain to perish at some stage.
Another possibility is Iron Man. Robert Downey Jr has been demanding increasing pay for each Avengers outing, with some estimates putting his salary for Infinity War and Endgame at around $200 million. Can the studio afford to keep paying the actor such massive amounts? Considering Infinity War grossed upwards of £2 billion, they certainly can – but do they want to? Nonetheless, fans are still expecting Iron Man to kick the iron bucket at some stage in the near future.
There's also Thor. Chris Hemsworth has heavily hinted that the character will not be returning, saying: "Who knows what the future holds and whether they do prequels and sequels or whatever, I'd be open to anything. But right now, this is where we finish up."
Of course, with Thanos still around, there’s a chance any of the beloved characters who survived the snap – Hulk, Ant-Man, Rocket, and Hawkeye – could perish. The only survivor with a future solo movie currently in development is Black Widow, but her movie will likely be a prequel to her Avengers days.
Will the dusted Avengers come back?
Somewhat bizarrely, those who actually died during Infinity War are more likely to survive Thanos’s anger. Why? Because those superheroes who were dusted are the ones with sequels already lined up. Black Panther, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and the Guardians of the Galaxy all have sequels lined up (Black Panther 2, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Doctor Stange 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, respectively). Other future projects include The Eternals, with The Rider’s Chloe Zhao attached to direct, plus a film centred on Black Widow (though this could be a prequel).
Speaking of people coming back, one actor has let slip that his villain returns for Endgame; Frank Grillo revealed on a podcast that he will be back as Captain America nemesis Crossbones in a flashback.
The comic-book writer passed away at 95-years-old, leaving behind a huge legacy. Many fans have wondered whether the icon filmed his Avengers: Endgame cameo before passing away. This has previously been confirmed by The Russo Brothers, who said the cameo was filmed alongside his Ant Man and the Wasp cameo.
“Hawkeye’s on his own journey in this movie,” the Russo brothers said of the missing Avenger. What journey exactly?
Well, some comic-book fans are speculating that Clint Barton may have undergone some serious changes since the snap – something which has since been confirmed by the movie’s first trailer. In the comics, once his family gets brutally killed, Hawkeye takes on the vigilante identity of Ronin. Considering the trailer sees Jeremy Renner wearing clothes very similar to what Ronin is depicted as wearing, these theories seem very likely.
A brand new tie-in book from Brandon T Snider, titled Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War: The Cosmic Quest, Volume 2: Aftermath, has revealed that Thanos’ finger-snapping destruction left two Thor side-kicks alive: Dr Erik Selvig (played by Stellan Skarsgård) and his associate Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings).
Theorists believe Selvig’s survival will prove key to defeating Thanos. They argue that the scientist knew Thanos’s destructive snap was going to happen – thanks to being hypnotised by the Mind Stone back in Avengers: Age of Ultron – and so created a fault which will see the destruction reversed. Other confirmed survivors include Valkyrie, Aunt May and Howard the Duck.
With Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) returning for Spider-Man: Far From Home, there’s been some fan speculation about how SHIELD may once again become important in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And thanks to a new Agents of SHIELD trailer, that certainly looks to be true.
The trailer features the SHIELD team fighting crime in broad daylight once more, having gone into hiding following the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Witht the team no longer underground, many fans believe Endgame will conclude with SHIELD once again working at full capacity and as the world once more needing a specialised task-force to deal with otherworldly threats. With that in mind, expect a large nod to the future of SHIELD in Endgame.
During the post-credits scene to Captain Marvel, we see Nick Fury’s pager – that same pager established during Captain Marvel and pictured during the Avengers: Infinity War post-credits scene – now at the Avengers facility with Captain America, Black Widow, Bruce Banner and War Machine.
Fury had been attempting to contact someone and the gang are keeping the pager powered, hoping someone responds. Suddenly, the pager goes blank.
Turns out Captain Marvel was – surprise - at the other end of the pager all along and she survived Thanos’s snap. Fans believe this scene could have been taken directly out of Endgame and may explain why a character was seemingly missing from on the second trailer.
There have not been many leaks, although photos from the set of Avengers 4 have been posted online including one hinting that perhaps Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts will have a bigger role to play. There’s also been a new casting – 13 Reason Why‘s Katherine Langford.
Marvel, being secretive as they are, have not revealed who she will be playing, although fans believe the 22-year-old could play an older version of Cassie Lang, the daughter of Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man originally portrayed by Abby Ryder Fortson, who is 10 years old.
The Independent has previously dived into what these photos could mean for the Avengers here – including how time-travelling and the quantum realm will likely play a major part. Read our spoiler-filled in-depth look at the speculation surround the plot here.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


text:
A group of Russian investors is plowing $30 million into the creation of a new studio complex in a southern region of the country.
The partners in Solar Kinostudiya (Solar Film Studios) plan to begin offering location and production services this summer from their base in Semigoriya, 12 miles from Russia's key Black Sea port of Novorossisk, before beginning building work in 2008 on a 175 acre site they own.
Sergei Keshishev, a television producer who, as a reporter for CNN in the mid 1990s, won a top Russian award for his dispatches from war-torn Chechnya, said the Krasnodar region offers 280 sunny, largely rain-free days a year between April and October, making it an ideal location for film production.
By contrast, Moscow and St. Petersburg — where many Rus-sian films are shot — have a much shorter good-weather shooting season (May-September), forcing filmmakers to use locations in the Ukraine's Crimea, where customs tariffs and currency exchange rates tend to inflate costs.
"Most Russian filmmakers look to shoot on the Black Sea coast in the Crimea at Yalta or Odessa during the summer, but they have to deal with border controls (and) customs duties that can run to thousands of dollars and hard currency transactions.
"Crimea is beautiful but homogenous — the scenery is much the same everywhere, the beaches all flat and architecture similar and, therefore, many directors want to shoot in Russia but do not have the opportunity. Our studios will give them that chance," Keshishev said following a presentation of the pro-ject at the Russian national film festival Kinotavr in Sochi.
The project — which includes such partners as financier Roman Smolokovsky, television advertising production veteran Alexei Lisnianki and Alexander Ruben of technical equipment company Kinoproekt — also encompasses technical training to address Russia's shortage of skilled crews.
A new technical education diploma in a range of film industry skills will open to its first class of about 30 students at the Novorossisk State Marine Academy in August.
Work on the first stage of 12,000 square meters of soundstages, facilities and a hotel at the studio site in Semigoriya will begin next year.
The partners will begin by pitching their services to Russian producers, but with the numbers of U.S. and European co-productions in Russia slowly growing, they hope to widen their market later on.


text:
If the Allen Curnow poem I talked about in my latest post looks back on the fifties, that whole post-war “You’ve never had it so good” period, then it seems logical to go on to discuss further “state-of-the-nation” poems commenting successively on the sixties, the seventies, the eighties, the nineties, and (finally) the twenty-tens.
This is the list I’ve come up with. Not all the dates fit perfectly, but at least it provides some sort of a coverage of styles, ideas, voices and views, over the last fifty years of New Zealand poetry. Each one of them will take a fair amount of contextualising and unpacking, but it’s the only way I can think of to give you a reasonable overview of where we’ve been and where (possibly) we might be going.


text:
Are you – as a Treasurer or Executive Committee member – looking at an alternative way of paying the Vendors other than Cheque payments.
Most banks allow Association Bank Accounts to have Netbanking enabled. Below is the typical procedure to be followed, to enable NetBanking in your Bank. The below assumes that the Treasurer will operate the Account using NetBanking, and is the authorized signatory for the same Bank Account.
2. Provide the PAN card copy of the Treasurer, and the PAN card copy of the Association. The copy must have signature of the Treasurer with the ‘For’ seal.
3. Provide the Board Resolution that authorizes the Treasurer to operate the Bank Account through Netbanking.
The Board Resolution must be printed on the Letterhead of the Association, with the signature and ‘For’ Seal of all the Executive Committee Members (1. The President, 2. The Secretary, 3. The Treasurer, 4. The Vice President) . Please find the exact text of the Board Resolution at the end of this Post.
That’s All! It typically takes 7 days to activate this access.
CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF THE RESOLUTION PASSED AT THE MEETING OF THE MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY _______________________________________ ________ (Name of the Association) ON __________________(Day)___ _______________ (Date) at _________________________ (Place).
Please Note: The process may vary slightly from bank to bank, you may want to check with your chosen bank before proceeding.
Is there a method for using net-banking with multiple signatories required to authorize one transaction, like requiring President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Yes, some banks have this facility. Please check with your bank for the same.

industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


text:
Thousands of protesters gathered Saturday in the Philippines capital of Manila to mark the anniversary of the People Power revolution that unseated dictator Ferdinand Marcos 31 years ago.
Protesters marched through the streets to the People Power democracy shrine in Manila, which marks the spot where millions of Filipinos gathered in 1986 in a mostly peaceful uprising to remove Marcos from power.
The uprising served as a model for later peaceful revolts throughout the world and brought an end to a 20-year rule marked by corruption, scandals and human rights abuses.
The event is celebrated annually in the Philippines, though this year the government commemoration ceremony was relatively modest. President Rodrigo Duterte did not attend the event. He instead chose to spend the weekend at his southern home in Davao.
Duterte, last year, allowed Marcos’s body to be buried in a heroes’ cemetery, which led to massive outcry among Filipinos who opposed the dictator.
Supporters of Duterte held their own rally in Manila on Saturday, praying for the success of Duterte’s war against drugs, which has led to the reported killing of at least 2,555 suspected drug dealers since he took office last year. Another 4,000 people have been killed during the crackdown under unexplained circumstances.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


text:
This week you’ll see the first review in a series of diaper-making WAHMs (working-at-home-moms). The reviews will build up to the Hoppin’ Halloween Giveaway Blog Hop. During the blog hop, you’ll have an opportunity to win cloth diapers from the featured WAHMs! Every week I plan to feature a different WAHM and her cloth diapers, so stay tuned! I’m excited! Are you?!
I’m sitting here on the couch, next to the open balcony. Baby’s napping in his swing. It’s a lovely day outside.When the weather is cool, not cold, cool…I think my mood improves. During the hot of the summer, I rarely like to leave air conditioning. But this time of year…. the leaves are starting to turn yellow and orange, and I just feel happier. I love it.
My son eats every 2 hours around the clock. When he was a newborn, it was really miserable. He’d fall asleep, of course, on and off, and he also used me as a pacifier. This meant I was always, always nursing him. As he got older, he’d eat in 10 minutes or less, so it wasn’t as big of a deal. But lately, he thinks that around 90 minutes, he should be fed. Yeah, I’m not cool with that. He’s reached the 80th percentile, and breastfeeding is definitely well-established, so I think it’s safe to move him to a schedule that I want. Starting this morning, I’m nursing him every 2 hours and 15 minutes. After he seems used to that, I’ll move him to every 2 hours and 30 minutes. I’d like to get him to nurse every 3 hours. Of course, he’ll be starting solids in about 6 or 7 weeks, so that should cut down on the nursing to. I’ve heard moms talk about what a special bonding time nursing is for them. Honestly, for me it’s a chore, and I think if I didn’t have to stop what I was doing so often to nurse him…I think I’d find it a little more special than I currently do.
My parents are coming to visit us for a few days next week, and I’m excited. It doesn’t matter how old you are…mommy and daddy are still mommy and daddy, right? 🙂 The forecast for next week is still in the low 70s, so the weather should be perfect for us to get out and about. Unfortunately, hubby still has to work.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


text:
Long serving dean of the Otago Law School Professor Mark Henaghan is stepping aside from his position and will remain at the University for the remainder of the year, while his deputy Professor Jessica Parker will fill the position.
Henaghan is not unknown for his recognition of men’s issues within the legal system, and his departure from the University may represent a significant loss to our advocacy within the legal framework.
The lead-in to other recent articles directly below the news item (as pictured) suggests there may have been some pressure on Henaghan to depart, given the nature of the media coverage shown.
Screen shot courtesy NZ Herald – links not included.
I haven’t seen Henaghan standing up for any men’s issues, ever. Every time I’m seen him asked for comments, he’s always been disparaging to men and Fathers. he seems to have gone out of favour with the media luvvies since it was reported that he attended “law camps” where nefarious things apparently go on.
I have also heard on the grapevine that he is moving to Auckland Uni where he can ingratiate himself with the usual 3 witches who reign over the faculty that demonises men.
I have known Mark for 40 years now since I was a student at Otago. He presented at a Men’s Summit at Massey way back run by Stuart Birks. As far back as 1998 he gave a series of lecturers on Fatherhood and Family Law. He has in the past been quite supportive of men self-litigating in Family Court. It was Mark who first introduced me to Rene Smit in Dunedin. Mark’s door is always open to me when I was visiting Otago and I often sat in on his Family Law lecturers. Mark would often challenge students who came with blinkered views and that is the job of an academic.
Henaghan was always a voice for sensible reasoned debate and Otago Law Faculty has never been the rabid environment of Auckland or Waikato. Bill Atkin also had a similar steadying influence on Victoria.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


text:
Q: Can I move all my belongings in one day?
In most cases you can. It all depends on how much you have & how far you go. Our friendly staff will be able to advise you after they have a list of things you have to be relocated.
Q: Can I store my garden tools ?
Yes you can. Clean garden tools and bundle the together. Drain fuel from lawn mowers.
Q: Can I use boxes from my local supermarket?
Yes you can but these are difficult to stack well for transit , slow the moving process down and the risk of damage is greater.
Q: How do I prepare my furniture for storage ?
Make sure your furniture is clean. Defrost & dry your fridge. Pack smaller items into strong good quality boxes. Packaging boxes are available from Wonthaggi Removals & Storage.
Q: How heavy can I make my boxes?
15-20 kg. Any heavier would be unreasonable. Boxes that are to heavy to lift or are oversize will dramatically slow the moving process due to the awkwardness and weight.
Wonthaggi Removals & Storage charge by the hour. We are happy to give you an estimate once we have all the details of your move. Click here to get an estimate.
Q:Is there anything I shouldn’t store?
Please do not store perishable items like plants or food. No flammable or dangerous goods or anything that is illegal or stolen.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


text:
I spent most of yesterday shovelling poo. This is not a metaphor — I really did load up many, many barrowloads of well-rotted manure to be spread on my garden because apparently I’m a bit weird like that. During all of this shovelling, I learned that there is, unsurprisingly, a limit as to how much horsesh*t one person can shovel in one day – but it seems like Theresa May, our esteemed Prime Minister, is going for the World Record here, because her speech to the 2017 Conservative Conference was choc-full of complete and utter horsesh*t. Have I said sh*t enough? Sh*t.
The horsesh*t started when Theresa May claimed that there are now 11, 000 more doctors in the UK since the Conservatives came to power. Ignoring, for now, the fact that the comparison is between now and 2010, which was a coalition with the Lib Dems who came to power and so quite a bit of the kudos for this should go to them, the actual figure is more like 9,000, according to Full Fact (a UK independent factchecking charity).
This statistic may not seem important, except that the UK has fewer doctors per head of population than the vast majority of EU countries. We don’t just need 9,000 more, we need far more than that, especially if we want to stop them leaving in droves because of high levels of burn out. 9,000 is hardly a sticking plaster on the NHS after all these years of under-investment, and our health service needs more than that.
The horsesh*t continued when May then called to end the stigma surrounding mental health. Sounds good, doesn’t it? If that was really what she would be achieving then I would be sitting here at my laptop giving her the highest of fives. But no. Again. Horsesh*t. All that May was actually proposing was a review of a 30-year-old law. Whilst this law does sorely need reviewing, Theresa May and her government need to do so much more than that to really tackle the mental health crisis in the UK.
DWP practices that penalise those with mental health problems and sanction them for being unable to comply with unreasonable demands need to stop right now, for example, and there needs to be a reversal of the decline in mental health services. The Five Year Forward View For Mental Health said that “Mental health has not had the priority awarded to physical health, has been short of qualified staff, and has been deprived of funds”, but sure Theresa. Reviewing a 30-year-old law will fix all that.
Theresa May didn’t just reserve her horsesh*t for the NHS and mental health, however. Oh no. She was also full of it when talking about what is apparently her favourite subject: unions. She made a great point of talking about the union of the UK, that we were stronger together, that the Conservative party even had ‘Union’ in its name. All of which just made me wonder – why are you ploughing ahead with Brexit then, you great nana? If four home nations are stronger together, then just think of what we can achieve as part of a greater whole such as, oh, I don’t know, THE EU.
Speaking of Brexit, it seems that the secret to a happy departure from the EU is a spirit of ‘cooperation and friendship.’ Forget diplomatic negotiations. Forget economic studies. Forget hard strategy. If we just turn up to talks with a great spirit we’ll be fine, apparently. It’s like turning up to an oral exam on your thesis, having done no preparation, no research, written nothing, and imagining you’ll get a First by smiling nicely. Having already slated your examiners in the student magazine on a weekly basis. Come on, get real, May.
Moving onto affordable housing, and it seems that May’s not done with the horsesh*t quite yet. She promised an extra £2billion for affordable housing, which sounds great, except that it’s only really going to help those already on the waiting list for housing. It’s not going to do anything to tackle the spiralling figures of rough sleepers, which latest figures put at 4,134 people. In 2017. In the UK. A rich nation; one of the globe’s richest. That’s a rise of 134% since 2010. Now if only that percentage increase had been applied to NHS funding, or numbers of qualified health professionals, or wage increases for those on the lowest incomes. If. Only.
In short, I could have picked on any number of other policies and ripped them to shreds, but as it is I’m really tired from shovelling poop. Both literal and metaphorical. So yes, I could have focused on the coughing, the fake P45, the Frida Kahlo bracelet, but no. I chose to shovel some horsesh*t. See, I told you I was a bit weird that way.


text:
Bandido Books: Essential facts at clinical speed. Nursing books by nurses and for nurses with the latest in clinical therapeutics. Publishers of Martin's Quick-E Clinical Reference Guides.
Creations 4 Him: Christian T-shirts for nurses and other healthcare professionals.
CurtinCalls: Nursing consultant providing timely and occasionally irreverent views on nursing and healthcare. Includes discussion forum and chat room, editorials and conference and newsletter information.
Educational Resources, Inc.: Educational `resource` that focuses on the specific needs of the international healthcare community through a variety of services for the student nurse, the LPN, the RN, the nurse educator and other health care providers.
End Product Corporation: Offers reference summaries for a variety of specialties.
Geriatric Video Productions: Tools to improve patient outcomes, techniques for improving assessment skills, and materials which will improve geriatric nursing skills.
Gerontological Nurse Ventures: Products include manuals, policies and procedures, educational programs and an electronic magazine. Consultants in MDS, crisis intervention management, careplanning and education.
Great Nurses: Offers educational products and services for nurses, including audio tapes, videos, books and educational programs throughout the USA.
Health Education Systems, Inc.: Provides computerized exams for nurses which contain critical thinking test items, and consulting services to assist faculty. Includes list of products, sample exam, and newsletter.
Hospital Christian Healthcare: Teaches caregivers how to meet the spiritual needs of their patients. Offers lists of publications, tapes, conferences, and seminars.
Infusion Knowledge: Specializing in IV therapy information. Offers IV questions and answers for fee, reference cards, and self-study materials.
JaLor Medical References: Publishes pocket-sized medical reference cards and worksheets.
MEDS Publishing: NCLEX test preparation materials, including computer software, videos, books, audio, and live review courses.
Medware: Offers educational software on a variety of health topics for nurses, nursing students, and allied health professionals. Demonstration disks available for nursing educators.
Neuroscience Nursing Consultants: Offers products and services including a review course, text book and study guide, stroke risk assessment, life care planning and consulting.
Nursecom, Inc.: Focuses on nursing and communicating with nurses. Offers information on services including book and journal publishing, association management, and conference planning and management.
Nurses Station Catalog: A collection of gifts and tools for the nursing profession. Scrubs, uniforms, shoes, books, clothing, hats, mugs, t-shirts, and gifts.
Nurses.com: Offers daily news and product updates for professionals in the health care industry, including information on manufacturing, technology, equipment, supplies, discussion forums, a newsletter and software.
PeriopSolutions: Offers courses for nurses to practice in the perioperative environment. Requires clinical practicum in a local hospital. Includes cirriculum, bookstore, chat, forum, and themed merchandise.
Professional Nurses Ring: Patented professional ring to identify yourself as a nurse. A portion of proceeds go to nursing organizations and funds.
Promedistaff Inc: This company specializes in locating talented, experienced nurses such as advanced practice nurses, nurse managers and hard to fill specialty positions.
Tender Loving Calling: Offers support and inspiration for caregivers. Includes books, workshops, and calendar.
Too Live Nurse: Produces live shows for healthcare conventions, using humor to educate. Includes photographs, audio and video clips, cassettes and CDs for sale.
Zwerdling Nursing Image Archives: Nursing, medical, and healthcare art and photographs on historic and modern postcards. Images offered for sale, wanted for purchase, available for leasing of reproduction rights.


text:
Cut This work was cut. The cuts were made at the request of the distributor to achieve a particular category. To obtain this category cuts of 0m 2s were required. Details of cuts below may contain spoilers or plot details.
Distributor chose to remove the partial mouthing of strong language ('motherf***') in order to gain a PG, in accordance with BBFC Policy and Guidelines. An uncut 12A was available to the distributor.


text: I always knew I would love to travel. My favorite thing is to go where I have never been and do what I have never done. My family did not travel lot growing up. But we did spend a lot of time in the mountains...my favorite place to travel. I am an adventurer at heart. When I started college, I traveled across the U.S. to D.C. and New York, roadtrips across the west coast, and then took my first international trip to France and England (amazing!) and then Costa Rica. During my senior year of college, I used scholarship funds to live abroad for a year in India and Africa. I fell in love with traveling. I was hooked.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


text:
sometimes the navel is just not available for reflection purposes. It's too cold to pull the shirt up, or you're amongst the general public, or that well of deep thought has just dried up (or is clogged up with sweater lint). Plan B goes into effect. Another body part. Just slip off your shoe. There it is! Your inspirational big toe. Like, Van Gogh's talented thumb, you just point it around your office or cubicle until an idea hits you. My apologies to the ladies out there; this is strictly a male inspirational method. I've never seen holes in a woman's sock (unless they're in the trash can), so you're on your own as far as latching on to your own thought invoking methodology.
From Saturday to Sunday, I usually leave my shoes on, which my family appreciates as their olfactory senses seem to be a bit more sensitive than my own. Besides, there are usually enough interesting things happening that the mind can latch onto inspiration easily. It's the Monday to Friday gig that provides meagre mental meals.
Now, being a semi-introvert, I already have a good excuse. But even that excuse can be as overused as Tom Ridge's "Color Codes of Terror". I could use the Big Fish method and let the brain and tongue do a tango until a feverish pitch has been reached, at which time, either all my stories will be believed or they will all be dis-believed.
But at least something's been brought up as dinner fodder, like a "shrimp on the barby."
I might take a visit into the phantasmagorical world of Gabriel Garica Marquez for topic hints. Unfortunately, I wouldn't be able to pull it off, convincingly; conversations that I had during my 9-5 day with frogs or dead people just don't come off well. Especially in the winter, since frogs are hibernating. Talking frogs? Well, maybe. But talking sleeping frogs? That would be a stretch even for Senor Marquez.
Luckily, the wholy sock has discovered photo sites on the web. If one picture isn't worth a 1,000 words, just keep on clicking. Sometimes, when you know there will be other folks at home struggling with their own "nothing(ness) to say", you can even make do with a pic that is downscaled to a 500 word worth. Hmmm, word worth...Wordsworth. Well, got my "something to say" started already.
the juxtaposition of Pandas, chained briefcases, "Greenspan", and "Moved to Den.." will also be back there in the ruminating stage of the mind, if my "word worth" thing goes down in flames.
memories of my happy childhood, watching my aunt and uncle conduct their unique and almost bird-like courtship water dance will do in a pinch.
Now it's time for the shoe to be put back on. Even I have started to notice the wafting of the wholy sock's airs...and, frankly, they are not devine.


text:
The Gacaca Tribunals and Rwanda after Genocide: Effective Restorative Community Justice or Further Abuse of Human Rights?
Source: (2003) Swords & Ploughshares Journal of International Affairs (School of International Service, American University). 13(2). Downloaded 27 October 2004.
The genocide in Rwanda in the spring of 1994 was one of the world’s most horrific acts of collective violence. National and international attempts to deal with suspected perpetrators of the genocide have not fulfilled expectations, remarks Rosilyne Borland. The national legal system of Rwanda, she also states, has failed to administer justice adequately. In response to all of this, and as pressure increases to address the past and process the thousands still in prison, the Rwandan government has devised an alternative justice mechanism. It is called gacaca. Some claim that gacaca is bringing healing and reconciliation to Rwanda. Others warn that it makes possible further human rights abuses. With all of this in view, Borland analyzes the gacaca law, its early implementation, and relevant justice theories (especially restorative justice and community justice theories). Her aim is to examine whether Rwanda is succeeding in achieving justice after the genocide of 1994.
Swords & Ploughshares Journal of International Affairs (School of International Service, American University). 13(2). Downloaded 27 October 2004.


text:
i have applied for my child’s 101 visa from the UK, where we currently live. Mine and my husband’s PR visa expires at the end of February 2019 so we plan to move before then. Can I take my son on a holiday visa whilst waiting for his full visa to be granted? As it’s an off shore application will he need to exit the country to be granted the visa? And what happens if his holiday visa expires before his other visa is granted?
Did you take advice about including your child on the original application, or applying onshore for a child visa?
Hello, no I didn’t. We didn’t have our son when we were originally granted the visa so that wasn’t an option. I couldn’t wait to be onshore to lodge the application as wasn’t 100% when or if we were going. I needed to apply whilst my husband and I were still residents. Hope that makes sense!
You can request that the processing of your son's 101 visa be expedited as you need to enter Australia by the date on your visa grant. DHA are usually pretty efficient in these cases. Otherwise your son's ETA can be extended in Australia to allow him to stay more than 3 months (up to 12), but he will need to leave Australia for visa grant.


text:
Sinta Tantra, A Beautiful Sunset Mistaken By a Dawn, 2012 Paint on steel, 3 x 300m approx Commissioned by Canary Wharf Group, London.
British artist of Balinese descent, Sinta Tantra, was born in New York in 1979. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London and at the Royal Academy and exhibits internationally.
Tantra is well regarded for her site-specific murals and installations, many in the public realm. These include works in the UK for the Southbank Centre and the Liverpool Biennial, and recently Korea and exhibited this year at Art Central, Hong Kong.
Tantra’s bold interventions use colour abstractions that wrap themselves around architectural environments, transforming them in the process. The works are a hybridity of pop and formalism, full of colour and rhythm, an exploration of identity and aesthetics. Tantra challenges our understanding of geography and deconstructs the modern obsession with brand. Themes include the slippage between pictorial and physical space, of turning something ‘inside out’ and how we as bodies become submerged in surface and structure.
I’m currently based at The British School at Rome for the next six months. Today, I’m stretching canvases.
I take inspiration from my recent travels, exhibitions, books and films. I work on designs on the computer first and then transfer these onto a surface or site. Designs are painted on canvas or become part of an architectural installation on the wall, floor, ceiling.
A lot of my ‘light bulb’ moments come from walking around the city.
Probably my painted bridge in Canary Wharf. The bridge measures 300 metres in length, so it was a challenge to create a visually striking piece against the skyscrapers.
Being able to express what I want to express – using a visual, rather than written language.
I’ve recently been selected to design the ‘Drappalone Flag’ (winning flag) for the Palio Horse Race in Siena this year. The Sienese are incredibly proud of their Palio roots, and it’s been a complete honour to have met some fascinating people and gained insight knowledge in this medieval tradition.
The relationship between 2D and 3D, creating art in public spaces and using the language of colour to communicate.
I would like people to respond to the work in a sensorial way – how scale, colour and geometry change our sense of perception.
I paint with a tempera paint – very similar to the finish of an Italian fresco; highly pigmented, very matt and has a brilliant lustre … when you stare at it, its almost like ‘falling’ into the colour.
My computer – designing the work digitally means that it can be scaled to any size. It’s exciting to jump from a small painting to the facade of an entire building.
I’m a magpie for colour, so I mentally collect, take notes and photograph anything that catches my eye.
It would be nice to see more female artists selected for things, especially female artists of colour. However, I do believe things are changing… slowly but surely.
Venice Biennale is always fun – it’s such a magical location made even more surreal when you bump into people you know.
Anything by Sol Le Witt – he’s been a huge influence on my work. Le Witt coined the term ‘conceptual painting’ – reducing painting to a series of instructions or blueprints.
I Gusti Nyoman Lempad – a Balinese artist from the early twentieth century known for his figurative drawings in pen and ink. Even though our works seem entirely different on the surface – Lempad trained as an architect and sculptor – I think we both share an interest in spatial relationships and the what the drawn line can convey.
Most people assume Indonesian contemporary art stemmed from a figurative tradition which then developed into socially engaged and political practice from the mid-twentieth century. It would be interesting to see how (slightly forgotten) artists such as Mochtar Apin (1923–1994) could be re-evaluated. After his travels to Europe, Apin created a series of abstract geometric paintings – I only discovered them a couple of years ago, they are thoroughly breathtaking.
It changes month by month … but my current favourite is a type of ‘phthalo blue’ I discovered it last week on the medieval frescoes I visited in Siena.


text:
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of January 30, 2015 was 475,152,112.
(A) Professional Employer Organization (“PEO”) revenues are net of direct pass-through costs, primarily consisting of payroll wages and payroll taxes, of $7,217.4 million and $6,140.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $12,953.6 million and $11,087.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(A) As of June 30, 2014, $2,015.8 million of short-term marketable securities and $183.8 million of cash and cash equivalents are related to the Company's outstanding commercial paper borrowings (see Note 9).
Dividend received from CDK Global, Inc.
Cash retained by CDK Global, Inc.
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes thereto of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“ADP” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes thereto are unaudited. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, that are necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s results for the interim periods.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and other comprehensive income that are reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes thereto. Actual results may differ from those estimates. The Consolidated Financial Statements and all relevant footnotes have been adjusted for discontinued operations (see Note 3).
Interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of financial results for a full year. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 (“fiscal 2014”).
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," which outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize revenue depicting the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 will also result in enhanced revenue related disclosures. ASU 2014-09 is effective for fiscal years, and interim reporting periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company has not yet determined the impact of ASU 2014-09 on its consolidated results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.
In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, "Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity." ASU 2014-08 requires that a disposal representing a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s financial results or a business activity classified as held for sale should be reported as discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 also expands the disclosure requirements for discontinued operations and adds new disclosures for individually significant dispositions that do not qualify as discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 is effective prospectively for fiscal years, and interim reporting periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2014. The impact of ASU 2014-08 is dependent upon the nature of dispositions, if any, after adoption.
In July 2014, the Company adopted ASU 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.” ASU 2013-11 requires netting of unrecognized tax benefits against a deferred tax asset for a loss or other carryforward that would apply in settlement of the uncertain tax position. The adoption of ASU 2013-11 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.
On September 30, 2014, the Company completed the tax free spin-off of its former Dealer Services business, which was a separate reportable segment, into an independent publicly traded company called CDK Global, Inc. ("CDK"). As a result of the spin-off, ADP stockholders of record on September 24, 2014 (the "record date") received one share of CDK common stock on September 30, 2014, par value $0.01 per share, for every three shares of ADP common stock held by them on the record date and cash for any fractional shares of CDK common stock. ADP distributed approximately 160.6 million shares of CDK common stock in the distribution. The spin-off was made without the payment of any consideration or the exchange of any shares by ADP stockholders.
The Company recorded a decrease to retained earnings of $1.5 billion for the reduction in net assets of CDK related to the spin-off, offset by an increase to retained earnings of $825.0 million related to the cash dividend received from CDK as part of the spin-off. The spin-off, transitional, and on-going relationships between ADP and CDK are governed by the Separation and Distribution Agreement entered into between ADP and CDK and certain other ancillary agreements.
Incremental costs associated with the spin-off of $2.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and $45.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2014 are included in discontinued operations on the Statements of Consolidated Earnings and are principally related to professional fees.
On February 28, 2014, the Company completed the sale of its Occupational Health and Safety services business ("OHS") for a pre-tax gain of $15.6 million, less costs to sell, and recorded such gain within earnings from discontinued operations on the Statements of Consolidated Earnings in the three months ended March 31, 2014. OHS was previously reported in the Employer Services segment.
Options to purchase 0.1 million shares of common stock for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 0.1 million shares of common stock for the six months ended December 31, 2013 were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
During the six months ended December 31, 2014, the Company sold notes receivable related to Dealer Services financing arrangements for a gain of $1.4 million. Refer to Note 7 for further information.
(A) Included within available-for-sale securities are corporate investments with fair values of $148.2 million and funds held for clients with fair values of $20,180.0 million. All available-for-sale securities were included in Level 2.
(B) Included within available-for-sale securities are corporate investments with fair values of $2,086.3 million and funds held for clients with fair values of $18,070.2 million. All available-for-sale securities were included in Level 2.
For a description of the fair value hierarchy and the Company's fair value methodologies, including the use of an independent third-party pricing service, see Note 1 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2014. The Company did not transfer any assets between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months ended December 31, 2014 or the year ended June 30, 2014. In addition, the Company did not adjust the prices obtained from the independent pricing service. The Company has no available-for-sale securities included in Level 1 or Level 3 as of December 31, 2014.
At December 31, 2014, Corporate bonds include investment-grade debt securities with a wide variety of issuers, industries, and sectors, primarily carry credit ratings of A and above, and have maturities ranging from January 2015 to June 2023.
At December 31, 2014, U.S. Treasury and direct obligations of U.S. government agencies primarily include debt directly issued by Federal Home Loan Banks and Federal Farm Credit Banks with fair values of $4,530.1 million and $1,022.0 million, respectively. U.S. Treasury and direct obligations of U.S. government agencies represent senior, unsecured, non-callable debt that primarily carries a credit rating of Aaa, as rated by Moody's, and AA+, as rated by Standard & Poor's, and have maturities ranging from January 2015 through August 2024.
At December 31, 2014, asset-backed securities include AAA rated senior tranches of securities with predominantly prime collateral of fixed rate credit card, auto loan, and rate reduction receivables with fair values of $1,548.2 million, $364.4 million, and $205.3 million, respectively. These securities are collateralized by the cash flows of the underlying pools of receivables. The primary risk associated with these securities is the collection risk of the underlying receivables. All collateral on such asset-backed securities has performed as expected through December 31, 2014.
At December 31, 2014, other securities and their fair value primarily represent: AAA and AA rated supranational bonds of $383.0 million, AAA and AA rated sovereign bonds of $319.9 million, and AA rated mortgage-backed securities of $100.8 million that are guaranteed primarily by Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"). The Company's mortgage-backed securities represent an undivided beneficial ownership interest in a group or pool of one or more residential mortgages. These securities are collateralized by the cash flows of 15-year and 30-year residential mortgages and are guaranteed by Fannie Mae as to the timely payment of principal and interest.
Client funds obligations represent the Company's contractual obligations to remit funds to satisfy clients' payroll and tax payment obligations and are recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at the time that the Company impounds funds from clients. The client funds obligations represent liabilities that will be repaid within one year of the balance sheet date. The Company has reported client funds obligations as a current liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets totaling $34,461.1 million and $18,963.4 million as of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014, respectively. The Company has classified funds held for clients as a current asset since these funds are held solely for the purposes of satisfying the client funds obligations. The Company has reported the cash flows related to the purchases of corporate and client funds marketable securities and related to the proceeds from the sales and maturities of corporate and client funds marketable securities on a gross basis in the investing section of the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows. The Company has reported the cash inflows and outflows related to client funds investments with original maturities of 90 days or less on a net basis within net increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents and other restricted assets held to satisfy client funds obligations in the investing section of the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows. The Company has reported the cash flows related to the cash received from and paid on behalf of clients on a net basis within net increase in client funds obligations in the financing activities section of the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows.
Approximately 82% of the available-for-sale securities held a AAA or AA rating at December 31, 2014, as rated by Moody's, Standard & Poor's and, for Canadian securities, Dominion Bond Rating Service. All available-for-sale securities were rated as investment grade at December 31, 2014.
Accounts receivable, net, includes the Company's trade receivables, which are recorded based upon the amount the Company expects to receive from its clients, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. Notes receivable are recorded based upon the amount the Company expects to receive from its clients, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts and unearned income. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company's best estimate of probable credit losses related to trade receivables and notes receivable based upon the aging of the receivables, historical collection data, and internal assessments of credit quality, as well as in the economy as a whole. The Company charges off uncollectable amounts against the reserve in the period in which it determines they are uncollectable. Unearned income on notes receivable is amortized using the effective interest method.
During the six months ended December 31, 2014, the Company sold notes receivable related to Dealer Services financing arrangements for $225.5 million. Although the sale of the notes receivable transfers the majority of the risk to the purchaser, the Company does retain a minimal level of credit risk on the sold receivables. The cash received in exchange for the notes receivable sold was recorded within the operating activities on the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows and the gain on sale realized was recorded within Other income, net on the Statements of Consolidated Earnings (see Note 5).
The Company determines the allowance for doubtful accounts related to notes receivable based upon a specific reserve for known collection issues, as well as a non-specific reserve based upon aging, both of which are based upon history of such losses and current economic conditions. As of December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014, there were no notes receivable that were specifically reserved; the entire notes receivable reserve balance was comprised of non-specific reserves.
(A) As a result of the sale of the notes receivable related to Dealer Services financing arrangements, the Company released $10.7 million of non-specific reserves that were accrued on the sold notes receivable, which was recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses on the Statements of Consolidated Earnings.
The allowance for doubtful accounts as a percentage of notes receivable was approximately 2% as of December 31, 2014 and 5% as of June 30, 2014.
On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates the credit quality of its financing receivables, utilizing aging of receivables, collection experience, and charge-offs. As events related to a specific client dictate, the credit quality of a client is reevaluated. Approximately 100% of notes receivable were current at December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014.
(A) The goodwill balance at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2014 is net of accumulated impairment losses of $42.7 million related to the Employer Services segment.
Other intangibles consist primarily of purchased rights, covenants, patents, and trademarks (acquired directly or through acquisitions). All of the intangible assets have finite lives and, as such, are subject to amortization. The weighted average remaining useful life of the intangible assets is 6 years (4 years for software and software licenses, 10 years for customer contracts and lists, and 3 years for other intangibles). Amortization of intangible assets was $38.2 million and $34.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and $75.8 million and $70.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
The Company has a $2.25 billion, 364-day credit agreement with a group of lenders that matures in June 2015. In addition, the Company has a five-year $2.0 billion credit facility and a five-year $3.25 billion credit facility maturing in June 2018 and June 2019, respectively, each with an accordion feature under which the aggregate commitment can be increased by $500.0 million, subject to the availability of additional commitments. The interest rate applicable to committed borrowings is tied to LIBOR, the effective federal funds rate, or the prime rate depending on the notification provided by the Company to the syndicated financial institutions prior to borrowing. The Company is also required to pay facility fees on the credit agreements. The primary uses of the credit facilities are to provide liquidity to the commercial paper program and funding for general corporate purposes, if necessary. The Company had no borrowings through December 31, 2014 under the credit agreements.
The Company’s U.S. short-term funding requirements related to client funds are sometimes obtained through a commercial paper program, which provides for the issuance of up to $7.5 billion in aggregate maturity value of commercial paper, rather than liquidating previously-collected client funds that have already been invested in available-for-sale securities. The Company’s commercial paper program is rated A-1+ by Standard & Poor’s and Prime-1 by Moody’s. These ratings denote the highest quality commercial paper securities. Maturities of commercial paper can range from overnight to up to 364 days. At December 31, 2014, the Company had no commercial paper outstanding. At June 30, 2014, the Company had $2,173.0 million of commercial paper outstanding, which was repaid on July 1, 2014. For the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company's average borrowings were $3.0 billion and $3.3 billion, respectively, at weighted average interest rates of 0.1%. For the six months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company's average borrowings were $3.1 billion and $3.2 billion, respectively, at weighted average interest rates of 0.1%. The weighted average maturity of the Company’s commercial paper issued during the three and six months ended December 31, 2014 approximated two days.
The Company’s U.S. and Canadian short-term funding requirements related to client funds obligations are sometimes obtained on a secured basis through the use of reverse repurchase agreements, which are collateralized principally by government and government agency securities, rather than liquidating previously-collected client funds that have already been invested in available-for-sale securities. These agreements generally have terms ranging from overnight to up to five business days. At December 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014, the Company had no obligations outstanding related to reverse repurchase agreements. For the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had average outstanding balances under reverse repurchase agreements of $598.6 million and $402.0 million, respectively, at weighted average interest rates of 0.5% and 0.6%, respectively. For the six months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had average outstanding balances under reverse repurchase agreements of $584.7 million and $465.7 million, respectively, at weighted average interest rates of 0.5%. In addition, the Company has $3.25 billion available on a committed basis under the U.S. reverse repurchase agreements.
Stock Options Stock options are granted to employees at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the dates of grant. Stock options are issued under a graded vesting schedule and have a term of 10 years. Options granted prior to July 1, 2008 generally vest ratably over five years and options granted after July 1, 2008 generally vest ratably over four years. Compensation expense is measured based on the fair value of the stock option on the grant date and recognized over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the stock option award. Stock options are forfeited if the employee ceases to be employed by the Company prior to vesting.
Time-Based Restricted Stock and Time-Based Restricted Stock Units Time-based restricted stock and time-based restricted stock units granted prior to the year ended June 30, 2013 ("fiscal 2013") are subject to vesting periods of up to five years and awards granted in fiscal 2013 and later are subject to a vesting period of two years. Awards are forfeited if the employee ceases to be employed by the Company prior to vesting.
Time-based restricted stock cannot be transferred during the vesting period. Compensation expense relating to the issuance of time-based restricted stock is measured based on the fair value of the award on the grant date and recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Employees are eligible to receive dividends on shares awarded under the time-based restricted stock program.
Time-based restricted stock units are settled in cash and cannot be transferred during the vesting period. Compensation expense relating to the issuance of time-based restricted stock units is recorded over the vesting period and is initially based on the fair value of the award on the grant date; and is subsequently remeasured at each reporting date during the vesting period. No dividend equivalents are paid on units awarded under the time-based restricted stock unit program.
Performance-Based Restricted Stock and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units Performance-based restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock units generally vest over a one to three year performance period and a subsequent service period of up to 26 months. Under these programs, the Company communicates "target awards" at the beginning of the performance period with possible payouts at the end of the performance period ranging from 0% to 150% of the "target awards." Awards are forfeited if the employee ceases to be employed by the Company prior to vesting.
Performance-based restricted stock cannot be transferred during the vesting period. Compensation expense relating to the issuance of performance-based restricted stock is recognized over the vesting period based on the fair value of the award on the grant date with subsequent adjustments to the number of shares awarded during the performance period based on probable and actual performance against targets. After the performance period, if the performance targets are achieved, employees are eligible to receive dividends during the remaining vesting period on shares awarded under the performance-based restricted stock program.
Performance-based restricted stock units are settled in either cash or stock, depending on the employee's home country, and cannot be transferred during the vesting period. Compensation expense relating to the issuance of performance-based restricted stock units settled in cash is recognized over the vesting period initially based on the fair value of the award on the grant date with subsequent adjustments to the number of units awarded during the performance period based on probable and actual performance against targets. In addition, compensation expense is remeasured at each reporting period during the vesting period based on the change in ADP stock price. Compensation expense relating to the issuance of performance-based restricted stock units settled in stock is recorded over the vesting period based on the fair value of the award on the grant date with subsequent adjustments to the number of units awarded based on the probable and actual performance against targets. Dividend equivalents are paid on awards settled in stock under the performance-based restricted stock unit program.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan The Company offers an employee stock purchase plan that allows eligible employees to purchase shares of common stock at a price equal to 95% of the market value for the Company's common stock on the last day of the offering period. This plan has been deemed non-compensatory, and therefore no compensation expense has been recorded.
The Company currently utilizes treasury stock to satisfy stock option exercises, issuances under the Company's employee stock purchase plan, and restricted stock awards. From time to time, the Company may repurchase shares of its common stock under its authorized share repurchase programs. The Company repurchased 5.2 million shares in the three months ended December 31, 2014 as compared to 1.4 million shares repurchased in the three months ended December 31, 2013 and the Company repurchased 5.7 million shares in the six months ended December 31, 2014 as compared to 5.6 million shares repurchased in the six months ended December 31, 2013. The Company considers several factors in determining when to execute share repurchases, including, among other things, actual and potential acquisition activity, cash balances and cash flows, issuances due to employee benefit plan activity, and market conditions.
Stock-based compensation expense attributable to CDK employees are included in discontinued operations and therefore not presented in the table above. For the three months ended December 31, 2013, such stock-based compensation expense was $5.9 million. For the six months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, such stock-based compensation expense was $5.1 million and $9.8 million, respectively.
As a result of the spin-off of CDK, the number of vested and unvested ADP stock options, their strike price, and the number of unvested performance-based and time-based restricted shares and units were adjusted to preserve the intrinsic value of the awards immediately prior to the spin-off using an adjustment ratio based on the market close price of ADP stock prior to the spin-off and the market open price of ADP stock subsequent to the spin-off. Since these adjustments were considered to be a modification of the awards in accordance to ASC 718, the Company compared the fair value of the awards immediately prior to the spin-off to the fair value immediately after the spin-off to measure potential incremental stock-based compensation expense, if any. The adjustments did not result in an increase in the fair value of the awards and, accordingly, the Company did not record incremental stock-based compensation expense. Unvested ADP stock options, unvested restricted stock, and unvested restricted stock units held by CDK employees were replaced by CDK awards immediately following the spin-off. The stock-based compensation expense associated with the original grant of ADP awards to remaining ADP employees will continue to be recognized within earnings from continuing operations in the Company's Statement of Consolidated Earnings.
As of December 31, 2014, the total remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options, restricted stock units, and restricted stock awards amounted to $8.3 million, $23.9 million, and $131.0 million, respectively, which will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining requisite service periods of 1.7 years, 1.4 years, and 1.6 years, respectively.
During the six months ended December 31, 2014, the following activity occurred under the Company’s existing plans, including the impacts related to the spin-off of CDK, described above.
The fair value of each stock option issued is estimated on the date of grant using a binomial option pricing model. The binomial model considers a range of assumptions related to volatility, risk-free interest rate, and employee exercise behavior. Expected volatilities utilized in the binomial model are based on a combination of implied market volatilities, historical volatility of the Company’s stock price, and other factors. Similarly, the dividend yield is based on historical experience and expected future changes. The risk-free rate is derived from the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The binomial model also incorporates exercise and forfeiture assumptions based on an analysis of historical data. The expected life of the stock option grant is derived from the output of the binomial model and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding.
(A) The weighted average fair values were adjusted to reflect the impact of the spin-off of CDK.
Net pension expense for the three months ended December 31, 2013 includes $1.2 million reported within earnings from discontinued operations on the Statement of Consolidated Earnings and net pension expense for the six months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 includes $4.3 million and $2.4 million, respectively, reported within earnings from discontinued operations on the Statements of Consolidated Earnings. Included within pension expense related to discontinued operations for the six months ended December 31, 2014 were total one-time charges of $3.2 million for curtailment charges and special termination benefits directly attributable to the spin-off of CDK.
The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was 33.3% and 32.0%, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate is due to the resolution of certain tax matters during the three months ended December 31, 2013, partially offset by income tax benefits in the three months ended December 31, 2014 related to the usage of foreign tax credits in a planned repatriation of foreign earnings and a change in tax law.
The effective tax rate for the six months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was 33.7% and 33.1%, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate is due to the resolution of certain tax matters during the six months ended December 31, 2013, partially offset by income tax benefits in the six months ended December 31, 2014 related to the usage of foreign tax credits in a planned repatriation of foreign earnings, a change in tax law, and adjustments to the tax liability.
In June 2011, the Company received a Commissioner’s Charge from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) alleging that the Company has violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by refusing to recruit, hire, transfer, and promote certain persons on the basis of their race, in the State of Illinois from at least the period of January 1, 2007 to the present. The Company continues to investigate the allegations set forth in the Commissioner’s Charge and is cooperating with the EEOC’s investigation.
On July 18, 2011, athenahealth, Inc. filed a complaint against ADP AdvancedMD, Inc. (“ADP AdvancedMD”), a subsidiary of the Company. The complaint alleged that ADP AdvancedMD’s activities in providing medical practice management and billing and revenue management software and associated services to physicians and medical practice managers infringed two patents owned by athenahealth, Inc. The complaint sought monetary damages, injunctive relief, and costs. In November 2014, the parties entered into a settlement agreement to end this litigation and dismiss all claims and counterclaims. The terms of the settlement did not have a material adverse impact on the Company's results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
The Company is subject to various claims and litigation in the normal course of business. When a loss is considered probable and reasonably estimable, the Company records a liability in the amount of its best estimate for the ultimate loss. Although the Company currently believes that resolving its outstanding claims, individually or in aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the consolidated financial statements, these matters involve complex issues subject to inherent uncertainty and there can be no assurance that these matters will be resolved in a manner not adverse to the Company.
Company’s services and products. The Company does not expect any material losses related to such representations and warranties.
CDK also had obligations related to purchase and maintenance agreements on software, equipment, and other assets of which $2.9 million, $4.1 million, and $2.4 million relates to fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, 2016, and 2017, respectively, which were assumed by CDK as part of the spin-off.
The Company has obligations related to purchase and maintenance agreements on the software, equipment, and other assets that were disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2014. In December 2014, the Company extended the term of a contract, which resulted in incremental obligations of $43.1 million and $87.3 million for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, respectively.
The Company transacts business in various foreign jurisdictions and is therefore exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates that could impact its consolidated results of operations, financial position, or cash flows. The Company manages its exposure to these market risks through its regular operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. The Company had no derivative financial instruments outstanding at December 31, 2014 or June 30, 2014.


text:
When I think about our students, there are three things I want for them.
To be joyfully present in the moment.
To be prepared for college and career.
After my first full year here as High School principal, I became aware of the fact that we spend so much time thinking about preparing our students for college and career, and not enough time thinking intentionally about #1 and #3. At GDS, college and career prep is happening. We have a track record a mile long, and our students are beyond prepared.
Like many other schools in the country, the pace and expectations around rigor, performance, and achievement tend to dominate our choices. And often the choices our students feel pressured to make fly in the face of our stated values as a community.
Gleason shares results from interviews, with both schools and parents, in which he compiles a list of observed negative behaviors. He then addresses, from both the school and parent perspectives, how contradictory our stated desires are with our actual behaviors and how fear is driving that conflict.
The bottom line is that schools and parents both have the best intentions when it comes to the children in our care, but our behaviors do not always align with these intentions, and it is our children who are suffering.
As a School, we are working to address these issues, and we will continue to listen to our students and to understand current research to inform changes we can make. Last year in our Neuroscience course, students used their own research on brain development to propose ways we could create a healthier school environment. While some of their proposals will take time to figure out how to implement (such as a later start time), others can be more immediate, like playing music in the school during certain times, or ensuring teachers are more effectively using MyGDS and following homework guidelines.
We are working with YPAR (Youth-led Participatory Action Research) and other interested students to find opportunities to get students off their phones. Research has shown that cell phones (even when not in use) are an incredible distraction. We have placed cell phone holders in each classroom to see what impact it will have on learning. We have intentionally created more spaces with comfortable furniture throughout the building, hoping that these nooks will provide more opportunities for students to talk and be together. We also have some teachers incorporating 60 seconds of quiet mindfulness as students enter their classes to create transitions that feel less rushed and more centered. And, we are beyond excited about our new, robust health curriculum for all 9th graders.
At home, parents can join with us in lessening students’ stress levels. Whether it is enforcing an earlier bedtime, having tech-free time, or giving your child the opportunity to tell you how and when it works for them to talk about college, my hope is that a series of small changes will begin to have an impact on our children’s emotional wellness and sense of self.
My ask of us all is to be more mindful of helping our kids to be joyfully present and to set them up to be healthy 35-year-olds, with happy lives.


text:
Pred samim tekmovanjem se bomo javljali na različnih frekvenčnih obsegih na FT8, SSB, CW.
Hvala vsem za QSO in podporo!
Upamo, da se slisimo na cim vec frekvencnih obsegih!
73 GL CQWW de TK0C.
Fantje vi ste enostavno prismojeni, kak score ste pa naredili ??!!!??. Noro, ekipa kot se šika in zgleda, da se vam je lepo pokloplo.
Lahko samo z občudovanjem gledam kaj ste naredili.
Ko se zadeve na KV-ju lotijo vrhunski VHF&up-ejaši na svoj način, je rezultat zagotovljen .
In kje sta to videla?
Hvala in čestitke za rezultat.
Cestitke in kapo dol vsem v ekipi. Vesel sem, da vas poznam.Tisto kar vam je Neptun lansko leto vzel,vam je letos vse povrnil in še malo dodal.
Srecen povratek in upam, da se kmalu kaj vidimo ter izvemo še kake podrobnosti.
To so na CQ-ju tudi prevzeli od UKV-jašev na SLOVHF - http://slovhf.net/claimed/ .
Koncno smo se sestavili skupaj, da smo naredili zapis za na 3830. Hvala vsem za zveze in pomoc!
The contest is over and we are back on regular track.
The whole trip was again a great success and we enjoyed time being together.
Fourth year in a row from Corsica as TK0C and third year as M/2 in a field day style.
Pre-contest goals were to have fun, improve QSO/h rate and reach at least last year score.
The fun we had, best QSO/h rate was improved to 573 QSO/h, but with "clean sun" we fail to reach last year result.
Tnx ES9C, EC2DX and others for nice online competition. We never had a chance to relax. We encourage everyone to post score @cqcontest.net and give more F1 dimension to the competition.
In general, no sunspots resulted in amazing low bands, but poor 15m and non-existent 10m condition. Compared to 2017 we logged almost 1000 QSO less on 15m, but 100 more on 160 and almost 500 more on 80m. On 40m there was just one QSO more compared to the previous year.
S53WW - Being part of a TK0C team is an experience of a true teamwork and team spirit.
S53MM - Tired from the operation, but pleased with the achieved result.
S53F - High QSO rate in a good team makes time fly.
S57C - I am proud to be part of such a coordinated and successful team!
S57K - Ping-pong mode is the winner.
S57VW - Great friends, nice time, super game.
S57L - With such a team contesting is pure fun and all the problems are easy to overcome.
S55OO - It was an honor being a part of 2018 group where everyone knew his task to the completion. The team.
p.s. Stay tuned for some pics, movie next week @QRZ!
Kratka reportoža v filmu Borisa, S53CC.
Vesel sem, da živim v vašem času!

industry_corpus2: Sports


text:
Months of planning, one or two crazy days and it’s done.
Your boss is smiling! Your boss’s boss is smiling!
The attendees are raving about what a great day it was, your speakers gave great talks and even the catering was spot on. Oh, and you also filmed it….
You commissioned a crew probably last minute (unless you’re really organized, if so then you can stop reading and give us a call to book us for your next event!) and now you have all this great video content and want to use it to its maximum effect.
From a typical event, where you have captured general views of the day, interviews with delegates, interviews with exhibitors, interviews with everyone!?!, all of the speakers, time lapses and maybe even product demos, we tend to churn out the age-old highlight reel….
The question is, what’s the value and is your reel any good?
This example below shows how getting directly to the point can hold the audience’s attention longer.
2 – Make it quick – How about tomorrow… make sure the production company you commissioned knows when you want it. Five on a Bike have before turned around content from events, while the event is still happening, so a slick polished edit is possible in less than 48 hours. Also the shorter the better, if you can say everything you need to in 30 second then do it. In the example above it was important for the client that we included all the speakers, hence 3 minute length.
3 – Give people some instruction – One of the best ways to use video content is to suggest an action. People who watch a video all the way through will be invested and will click through to a website, take up an offer or engage with your brand. Think about what value the videos brings and what the action is.
Speakers Videos – Long form? Short form? Cutting room floor….
Well, that’s normally what happens, The amount of times we have filmed hours and hours of great content which just sits on a hard drive deeply saddens me :-/. People may have paid a significant amount of money to come and see the speakers at your event, so let’s remind them and show others how great they were. To compress an hour-long presentation into a 2-3 mins highlights (with a link to the full version) is a great tool of use on social media and websites. Take a typical interesting presentation, I bet you lunch at the Savoy I could come up with 8 different ways you could use it on social media….
All of the other pieces of content could be great stand-alone pieces targeted at a specific audience.
Soundbites – Imagine being able to send a prospective client a 1 min cut of a collection of soundbites with them included.
Timelapse – Looks cool, works great to grab people’s attention online, in emails etc.
Product Demos – An event is never the ideal place to do these, however, it’s normally the place when all the right people are in the right place with the right things! Take advantage, but bring in a sound operator as part of the crew.
We recently filmed a staff awards day for a chain of hair salons. We made 17 pieces of content for them from one day!


text:
You may plan your next kitchen remodel in CA is important if you are searching for a number of changes that are different to the kitchen which will make it more modern. You will discover the contractor you choose has a number of before and following pictures of their work, and you might choose. They've many design concepts that can change your home in Waverly Park, California for the better, and they're willing to hear input from your own designs. The company that's working with you on the remodel will offer a lot of options to you, and you might choose companies near me that can help you, and you'll find that there's a way.
You will discover there are many ideas for small kitchens in Waverly Park, California, and you might notice when a contractor has worked in the house your kitchen will grow. They may maximize the space which you have, and there are quite several people who wish to work on a budget since they've little money. Companies may be asked by you in your area and you'll find that checklist or the estimate shows you the exact idea they've for the room.
They're going to offer tips for the kitchen in Waverly Park, California that may explain the way that it's to be designed to you, and you need to use their planner to make sure you know the method by which the room is to be put together. As you've created your home will begin to look different.
The shopping experience will provide you with a number of choices for your home in Waverly Park, California that you might not have realized are possible, and you might choose everything to a kitchen that's hidden appliances from a kitchen with island. You may notice that planning a kitchen remodel in CA takes a little time as you got to see all your options, and you will discover when you're working with a company near me it is easier to manage your kitchen remodel. They're going to stay in close contact with you, and they're going to offer customer service that's far better than that which you're accustomed to.
Designing your kitchen is a process that you need to be patient within, and you will discover there are 2017 trends which will make your kitchen look perfect. You may use a design program from your contractor who'll help you sketch what the kitchen will look like, and you'll find that their quotes are offered by them based on what you've designed with them. You are going to know the precise price of the job, by asking the contractor to come to your home in Waverly Park, California, and you might continue.
You may add an island to your kitchen to generate it look modern, and trends may be checked by you in the kitchen world which will help you ensure which you're creating a valuable room for your home in Waverly Park, California. The company will guarantee they've taken care of all things that has to be handled behind the scenes, and they're going to help before they begin construction have everything.
You must be sure that you've spent your time if you are remodeling your home in Waverly Park, California, and you will discover the kitchen is matched to the rest of the house. The house will begin to flow and you are going to have a more attractive design in the room. You'll feel like you're coming into a better room every day to cook or have a snack.
You may hide your appliances behind cabinets, and you will discover appliances that have metals that match the design of your home in Waverly Park, California. There are lots of people who'll enjoy redesigning their kitchen since they need to add value to the house, and they are going to begin to use the kitchen. There are quite several people that are searching for a way to make their kitchen more functional, while working often in the past, and a person who's looking for a better kitchen will have a number of options.
Your kitchen is a revelation when they come to the house that everyone will appreciate, and they'll be ready to be entertained in your home in Waverly Park, California.


text: Take I-75 south to Exit 29 (Monroe/Hamilton exit) turn left onto State Route 63. This will become Main Street in Lebanon. Turn right on Mound Street. Roberts Field sits directly behind the armory.

industry_corpus2: Transportation


text:
The most beautiful love song of all time by Frank Sinatra.
From movie --Reveille With Beverly--1943.
Frank Sinatra "Night And Day"
Frank Sinatra - "Night & Day"
Frank Sinatra "The Night We Called It A Day"
This is Frank Sinatra's November 22 1961 Reprise version of the famous single "Night And Day". Hope you enjoy!
Frank Sinatra - Night & Day (Disco Mix) (Promo 12") N-joi! & subscribe to my channel. Positive comments are always welcome. More to come.
NIGHT AND DAY, interpretado por Frank Sinatra. Escrito por el gran compositor Cole Porter.
U2's Red Hot and White album.
Night and Day - Frank Sinatra.
Il mio "SOUNDFONT"(sf2)!!! Le basi midi, ora, con vanBasco's, suonano cosi'!!! info: giannife54@gmail.com.
©2018 by coach k post game. All Right Reserved.


text:
same information and all that.
Well while in control center on the menu bar you open the info dropdown.
There you will find the avg 7.5 upgrade.
There they explain how to upgrade your version of avg.
There is no notification about the new version of avg.
The only way is to occasionally go to there site and check.
I don't really no if this is true though.
> an entire new version, that sounds pretty helpful.
> explanation that would remove the mystery about this whole thing.
> I am running roxio easy cd/dvd creator 6 with avg 7.5.
> conflict, but went ahead anyway with the installation.
> Again my version of avg has been running fine.
>> Roxio digital audio program on my system in the first place.
>> your system or update it, and nothing bad seems to be happening, so far?
>> isn't quite what you meant.
>> with either your virus protection or your digital audio projects.
>> before adding me or I may not add you!
>> that they will help us.
>>> your system, it should still be OK.
>>> before adding me or I may not add you!
>>> the reassurance, but need more specific  response.
>>> put that warning in there, but it's working fine for him. Take care.
>>> "We are Microsoft. Resistance Is Futile. You Will Be Assimilated."
>>> I still installed AVG and it has been working fine here.
>>> Roxio EZ CD/DVD Creator on  my system which would interfere with AVG.
>>> Easy CD/DVD Extractor, but that isn't the same thing.
>>> Ad/Remove software in Control Panel.
>>> Can anyone advise me, please?

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


text:
Message: I believe that it should be noted that Laura spoke with Susan Williamson, Mamie and me before she made this post. The moving of the Gathering to Oregon had nothing to do with the plans that Susan had made for a Texas Gathering, but plans that Laura and Ryan had made for the Songwriter's Festival and its schedule, which would have followed the Texas Gathering.
We knew that very few porch people could afford to do both and to continue with plans for a Texas Gathering would only split the attendance, hurting both. It was decided to throw all of our support and best wishes behind Laura and Ryan's plans.
Gathering II was held at Cottage Grove and, I'm told, was the last time that Mickey tried to perform for a group. I believe it would be wonderful if the Gathering could be held there.
Laura let the idea that she and Ryan have been working on slip (LOL) in her post. I believe that some announcement will be made regarding that event very soon. Those of us who would like to support both the Festival and the Gathering will need to know the dates so we may make the proper arrangements.
Sylvia and I are looking forward to visiting that part of the country for the first time. I hope that everyone who loves Mickey and the entire Newbury clan will do their best to be in Oregon the last week in June.


text:
ConvertKit is on a mission to help creators earn $1B using our SaaS email marketing platform. We are 100% independent, 100% remote and are growing rapidly. We are proud to have built a product that our customers love, and we're looking to grow our engineering team by hiring more Rails engineers.
The engineers at ConvertKit are smart, highly motivated and highly productive developers who care greatly about the craft of coding. We champion learning, bettering ourselves, and teaching to the rest of the team.
We are a fully remote company, scattered across 8 states and 4 countries.
Bootstrapped, profitable, and growing quickly.
We put a high emphasis on work / life balance, and we value and strive for 40 hour work weeks. There aren't set hours, but there's a lot to get done!
Every team member is committed to our mission, vision and values. Our mission is not your standard mailed-in variety; We exist solely to help creators earn a living from their craft, and we take that very seriously.
You'll be part of our awesome engineering team, helping to build our product. We primarily use Rails, Mysql, Redis and Sidekiq to get the job done. We're facing real (fun) scaling challenges because of our incredible growth. Ideally, you've been there, done that before.
We're also looking for someone who cares deeply about writing clean, maintainable, well-tested code, and generally tends to leave code in a better state than when you encounter it.
You’re a perfect fit for this role if you’ve got experience developing software, love pragmatic OO design for its long-term cost benefits, and testing. Clean code is not just a phrase for you. Given our high rate of growth, you'll need to have strong knowledge of scaling Rails applications up.
We're a 100% remote company, so you should be autonomous, self-driven, and remote-disciplined.
The application period for this job will close Friday Oct 22, 2018.
If you have questions about the role or benefits, please get in touch with Ashley Alexander, our Director of Operations at [email protected]. Please apply online in lieu of sending Ashley your resume directly.
3 weeks paid vacation, 7 paid holidays, and 3 sick days / year. Moves to 4 weeks paid vacation after 1 year.
The team gathers twice a year in-person for fantastic team retreats.
8 weeks paid maternity / 4 weeks paid paternity leave.
$2500 equipment allowance given every 2 years.


text:
According the Betty Jo Lawson, a local historian in the Cross Keys community, the story of how Cross Anchor got its name is somewhat a legend passed down through the family.
The story goes that two British sailors, who were brothers, docked in Charleston Harbor. They decided to travel inland. They found a place in the Piedmont region of South Carolina that one of the brothers liked. He held the keys to the ship, so he decided on the name Cross Keys. The brother, who was the captain of the ship, went about 5 miles and decided to name that area Cross Anchor.
This story is brought to you by The SCoop. It's a place where you can share what questions you have about South Carolina’s places, food, history or people, and SCETV will turn them into stories. Submit your story ideas to here and be sure to vote for your favorite stories with The SCoop!


text: From the Italian megastores on La Brea Avenue to the mod merchants on Beverly Boulevard to the retro French shops in Culver City, there’s a blinding array of lamp retailers in town. But the experience that comes closest to raiding Grandma’s attic is atPractical Props. The North Hollywood operation, which has been renting and selling vintage lamps to the entertainment industry since 1991, stocks a multitude of styles, from reproduction art deco sconces to Sputnik-style chandeliers. A midcentury fixture—going for $2,200 elsewhere—had a 1960s price tag here. The shop can also make copies of, say, the lantern you saw in that buzzy gastropub; just bring a picture.