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Nearly 70 years after Dick Tracy began wearing a two-way wrist radio in the funny pages, the technology that once seemed impossibly futuristic will be widely available by Christmas.自存倉Samsung on Wednesday introduced a digital watch for the holiday season that will let users check messages with a glance at their wrists and have conversations secret agent-style.So-called smartwatches have been around for several years. But so far, they have failed to attract much consumer interest. That may change with the Samsung Galaxy Gear, which offers the company a chance to pull off the same feat as Apple did with the iPad — popularize a type of device that has lingered mostly unnoticed on store shelves.The Gear must be linked wirelessly with a smartphone to perform its full range of functions. It acts as an extension to the phone by discreetly alerting users to incoming messages and calls on its screen, which measures 1.63 inches diagonally.“With Gear, you’re able to make calls and receive calls without ever taking your phone out of your pocket,” Pranav Mistry, a member of Samsung’s design team, told reporters at the launch in Berlin ahead of the annual IFA consumer electronics show.Sony and Qualcomm also introduced smartwatches on Wednesday. Apple Inc is expected to release its own smartwatch, though it’s not clear yet when.With smartphones and tablets now ubiquitous, electronic companies are trying to create a new category of products that put advanced computing technology into everyday objects such as wristwatches and glasses.Research firm Gartner projects that迷你倉新蒲崗wearable smart electronics will be a US$10 billion industry by 2016.For starters, the Gear will work with sporting and fitness apps such as RunKeeper, which tracks runs and other workouts. Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi believes it ought to do more, such as monitor a user’s pulse and other health information. Other sensors, she said, could also authenticate a user’s identity when making payments or detect locations. “The watch is smart, but not as smart as it could be,” Milanesi said. “It doesn’t look like Samsung pushed the envelope as much as I hope Apple will. Right now, it looks like (Gear) will just provide you with an extra screen that is more convenient to look at than to have to take out a larger device. I don’t think that’s what consumers want.”The Gear goes on sale in the United States and Japan next month. The rest of the world will get it sooner, on September 25, with prices starting at US$299.Mistry demonstrated the calling function on the Gear by holding it up to his ear and talking into a microphone hidden in the watch. The watch then relays the call to a smartphone over a built-in Bluetooth connection. The strap, which comes in six colors, holds a basic camera that can be used to shoot photos and video. When linked to a smartphone or tablet, the Gear lets people check emails and Facebook from their wrists.Samsung said replies are possible through voice dictation.Unlike normal watches that can tick away for years on end, Samsung only promises a full day’s use out of the Gear before it has to be charged. 迷你倉出租

High-performance devices at competitive prices key to winning market share from foreign rivalsIt is a busy season for smartphone makers on the mainland.文件倉Xiaomi Technology, one of the most successful home-grown makers, launched its third-generation mobile phone in Beijing yesterday, three days after Meizu, another player, unveiled its latest model for the market.They will compete against global giants including Samsung Electronics, Apple and Sony, which are also set to launch new products this month.Lei Jun, the chief executive of Xiaomi, said the new Android-based model was “the fastest-working smartphone” available, thanks to the high-performance central and graphic processing units provided by US technology firms Qualcomm and Nvidia.“Xiaomi’s smartphone has covered almost all the top technologies in the world,” Lei said, adding it would be available from the middle of next month.Over the past 10 months, he said, the firm had sold 9.2 million second-generation Xiaomi phones.At the product launch存倉yesterday was Hugo Barra, a former vice-president of Google’s Android division, who joined Xiaomi last week. Barra is expected to help the three-year-old, privately held Xiaomi achieve its plan to expand overseas.Xiaomi also launched a 47-inch smart television. Users can connect it with smartphones, computers and tablets using Bluetooth technology and download apps, play games and watch online movies on it.Also yesterday, Samsung debuted its Galaxy Note 3 smartphone in Germany, while Apple plans to launch a new iPhone, and Sony its Xperia Z1, later this month.Against these foreign brands, mainland firms such as Xiaomi and Meizu have won market share, thanks to their strategy of selling high-performance products at a competitive price.The new Xiaomi smartphone is priced at 1,999 yuan (HK$2,533) for the 16G version and 2,499 yuan for the 64G. The Xiaomi smartTV will be sold for 2,999 yuan each.The mainland smartphone market was led by Samsung and Lenovo, data from Canalys shows. Xiaomi ranked sixth.迷你倉

FORT KNOX, Ky.存倉, Sept. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the late '60s, when thousands of American troops were fighting in Vietnam, Dr. Walter Franz, now a family doctor at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and a colonel in the Army Reserve, was beginning to pursue his college education which he hoped would lead to a degree in medicine.(Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130904/DC73969)Grateful for having had the opportunity to finish his education while so many of his friends were serving their country, the thought of joining the Army often crossed Franz's mind during the '80s, but the timing was just never right.But when Gulf War I, -- code named "Desert Storm"-- started in January 1991, Franz, then 38-years old, picked up the phone and called a recruiter."I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to finish my education during the '70s, so now it was my turn to pay back my country," said Franz. "It was purely God and country. It was an all-volunteer force serving, this war had a real purpose and it sounded like there was going to be a great need for doctors. It was my time to serve, so I joined."Since Desert Storm lasted only a month, Franz never made it to the Gulf, but later in the 90's was deployed to Germany to serve as backup medical personnel for the Balkans conflict, was deployed to Iraq in 2003 and again in 2008 and 2009 serving as a battalion surgeon and public health team leader. During that time he was also appointed commander of the 945(th) Forward Surgical Team (FST) in Minnesota."Serving my country has been tremendously rewarding," said Franz. "It's just a good feeling to serve, to迷你倉take care of Soldiers, their families and civilians and to train and teach medics. I don't need to be thanked or get awards; knowing I've helped those serving our country and being able to do humanitarian work is enough."As a family doctor at the Mayo Clinic, Franz gained permission to use the clinic's multi-disciplinary simulation training center to train Army Reserve members of his FST team on nights and weekends. He was also instrumental in helping form a partnership between the Mayo Clinic and Army Reserve Medical Command that now allows for medical personnel from Army Reserve Combat Support Hospital (CSH) teams to train at the clinic."I've often been asked by some who are thinking about joining the Reserve, 'If Army doctors are not just Rambo with a stethoscope.' I tell them Army doctors are caregivers just like they are in the civilian world. You learn some different skills and practice in a different environment, but aside from that, it's not a whole lot different being in uniform. It's good to step up and join, serve your country and take care of Soldiers. My only regret is that I didn't do it sooner."Franz is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in November.For more information on an Army Medicine career, visit .healthcare.goarmy.com/v490 or call 1-888-710-2769.This press release was written by Fonda Bock.CONTACT: Randy LescaultAdvertising and Public Affairs ChiefU.S. Army Medical Recruiting Brigaderandall.j.lescault.civ@mail.mil 502-626-0801Photo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130904/DC73969AP PhotoExpress Network: ADD PRN#PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.comU.S. Army Medical Recruiting Brigade自存倉

Source: The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.迷你倉新蒲崗Sept. 04--Portland police Officer Paul Meyer has returned to work in the Police Bureau's armory on a part-time, limited basis, 9 1/2 months after he was paralyzed from the waist down when a tree struck him during police ATV training.The bureau welcomed Meyer back to work on Tuesday, followed by a surprise luncheon."It's an honor to welcome Paul back to work," Police Chief Mike Reese said Wednesday, in a prepared statement. "Paul's tremendous skills and knowledge are an asset to the Police Bureau, and I'm excited to have Paul back and to see him finish his career as a Portland Police officer."Meyer was paralyzed from the belly button down Nov. 19 after a tree fell on him during a police ATV training exercise. A 110-foot tree had snapped, striking Meyer in the head and upper back as he was doing ATV training drills on a remote part of Hayden Island. The officers were readying to break for lunch, riding on a trail toward their cars when the tree suddenly split.Meyer, 43, had been wearing his own helmet. It cracked from the blow. Firefighters had to rescue Meyer on an ATV because of the trail's remoteness. He underwent four hours of surgery. He had sustained several crushed thoracic and lumbar vertebrae in his mid and lower back, and fractured cervical vertebrae.Meyer, a 20-year bureau veteran who was a lead instructor on special weapons and an active member of the tactical squad, is now confined to a wheelchair.In the bureau's armory, he'll be working four hours a day to start, four days a week. His job will include repairing firearms, researching best police training pr迷你倉出租ctices and police equipment, writing training plans and special orders and classroom instruction on use of force topics, said Sgt. Pete Simpson."Essentially, everything he was doing before except those specific things that would require the use of his legs," Simpson said.Paul's wife, Mary Meyer, credited her husband's doctors, therapists and faith for helping in his recovery."After facing overwhelming challenges, Paul's incredible progress can be attributed to the exceptional care he has received from his many doctors and therapists and from his faith in God," said Mary Meyer. "It can also be attributed to the immense support from family, friends and the Portland Police Bureau. Paul truly has a spirit that will not be broken. There was never a moment that Paul did not think about returning to work. Not many people can honestly say they love their job, but Paul truly does."Mary and Paul, along with their two sons, Russell and Matthew, say they have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of support from police bureau members."We will never forget that an officer was outside Paul's hospital room for 51 days. Seven days a week, 24 hours a day," said Mary Meyer. "It gave us such a sense of relief and gave Paul the reassurance that there was always a familiar face available at any time, day or night. Life will never be as it was, but we are confident that with everyone's support, Paul will continue to amaze us with his speed of recovery."--Maxine Bernstein.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Visit The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) at .oregonian.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Teens being displaced driving jobless rate to record levelsTORONTO, Sept.儲存 5, 2013 /CNW/ - The jobless rate among students 15-18 years old looking for part-time work has climbed past 20 per cent - the highest on record - as older Canadians are increasingly being forced to take on part-time jobs, finds a new report from CIBC World Markets Inc.The report notes that there has been a stunning 22 per cent drop in employment in the 15-18 age group since 2007, far outstripping the four per cent drop in their population over that period."While Canada's unemployment rate is well off its recession highs, the quality of new jobs has left much to be desired," says Avery Shenfeld, Chief Economist at CIBC. "Manufacturing has been steadily shrinking its share of the workforce, and of late, governments are also paring back. CIBC's job quality index has captured that trend decline. The lack of higher paying work has forced parents into taking the kind of employment previously reserved for teenage students."Mr. Shenfeld notes that the most significant employers of young Canadians has traditionally been in the retail and food service sectors. However, recently food counter and kitchen help employment has plunged among those under 19, but soared for other age groups, including a huge climb for those 25 and over. It's been much the same for lower level retail sales and cashier positions."Young adults, displaced older workers, or immigrants whose education and skills are not always fully rewarded in the job market have been pushed into low-wage work during what has been a fairly lacklustre economic recovery," adds Mr. Shenfeld. "The real story is that the job market has not been strong enough to generate higher quality employment for older workers."With average weekl新蒲崗迷你倉 wages up by only 1.7 per cent in the last 12 months he notes there has been no material lift to spending power in Canada. The country needs a better job mix, along with productivity growth in existing jobs before we'll see a significant increase in wages, which will free up part-time work for students."For that, we need faster global growth to propel the export-oriented industries that typically generate higher quality positions," says Mr. Shenfeld. "Struggling emerging market countries are part of why that isn't yet happening but we're keeping a closer eye on the U.S. budget debate, which far more than Fed tapering, will set Canada's fate in 2014."Mr. Shenfeld believes a lack of part-time employment for students can have far-reaching consequences for the economy. "Some might dismiss the absence of student jobs as no big deal. True, there's less foregone income than in the loss of full-time adult positions."But student jobs are not just about being able to splurge for designer jeans. For lower income, single parent households, those extra dollars can be material, and are a source of savings for higher education."The complete CIBC World Markets report is available at: research.cibcwm.com/economic_public/download/eisep13.pdf.CIBC's wholesale banking business provides a range of integrated credit and capital markets products, and investment banking to clients in key financial markets in North America and around the world. We provide innovative capital solutions and advisory expertise across a wide range of industries as well as top-ranked research for our corporate, government and institutional clients.CIBC World MarketsCONTACT: Caroline Van Hasselt, Director, External Communications and MediaRelations, 416-784-6699, or caroline.vanhasselt@cibc.com.mini storage

Outcome of sales of a luxury and a mass market site suggests the sector is polarisedThe polarisation of Hong Kong’s housing market is deepening, with a luxury site sold at the low end of market expectations, and a plot designated for mass-market flats fetching a higher price than expected.迷你倉價錢Contractor Chun Wo Development beat major developers to secure the luxury development site – which could yield 323,308 sq ft in gross floor area – in Kau To Shan, Sha Tin, for HK$2.71 billion, according to the Lands Department. The price represents an average land cost of HK$8,382 per square foot.The winning bid was at the low end of market expectations of between HK$2.68 billion and HK$3.01 billion.However, Sun Hung Kai Properties, the largest developer in terms of market value, snapped up a smaller site in Yuen Long for HK$751 million, said the department.The result exceeded the market forecast of between HK$530 million and HK$695 million.The price tag represents an accommodation value of HK$3,243 p迷你倉r square foot.Vincent Cheung Kiu-cho, a director at Cushman & Wakefield, said the sales outcomes indicated that mass residential sites were becoming more popular as sales were dominated by genuine homebuyers.“Most developers hope to achieve a faster cash flow, so they can reinvest in the market,” Cheung said.The fact that the luxury site went to Chun Wo suggested that major developers were taking a cautious view of the high-end sector, he added.“The result at the luxury site shows that the major players are more conservative. Land prices will decline faster after small to medium-sized developers’ capital has dried up, and fewer competitors participate in land sales.”Cheung expects that the winning developer of the luxury site will need to offer units for HK$18,000 per square foot of saleable area to make a reasonable profit. That figure would be HK$7,000 per square foot for the Yuen Long site.SHKP deputy managing director Victor Lui said the total investment would be about HK$2 billion.儲存

Source: The Palm Beach Post, Fla.迷你倉出租Sept. 05--WEST PALM BEACH -- The breeze that Patrick "P.J." Melehan felt on his face outside the Palm Beach County courthouse Wednesday carried his first taste of freedom in six years.He'd spent those years behind bars in the death of an 18-year-old found impaled on a steel rod. Now he was free from what was once a pair of convictions and a 25-year prison sentence in a case his lawyers said highlighted the scary outcome of poor police work, lying witnesses and a blinded prosecution.It took a reversal of his convictions on appeal, two weeks of testimony in his new trial, and just two hours of deliberations Wednesday from a new jury in his case, but a pair of not guilty verdicts cleared Melehan in the 2007 death of Carlos Lopez of Jupiter.Circuit Judge Richard Oftedal ordered him released immediately, and in less than 10 minutes, the now 25-year-old went from having a 25-year prison sentence looming over his head to standing outside of the courthouse, taking in the first breaths of freedom he's had since he was 19.He had no plans, he said, standing near an outdoor rotunda next to his attorney Marc Shiner. There was nothing really in particular he'd thought of doing if he got out."I just thought about being outside like this, feeling the breeze," he said, adding that that moment was the first time he'd felt such a breeze in six years. "I can't explain how I'm feeling right now."Though Melehan's family had cried with joy in the courtroom at the verdicts, the pained expressions on the faces of Lopez's mother and his relatives showed exactly how they were feeling.They left the courthouse without comment, as did prosecutors Barbara Burns and Lindsay Warner.Burns had prosecuted Melehan the first time, when he was facing second-degree murder charges for what happened to Lopez after the teens fought outside Melehan's Jupiter home. Though investigators found Lopez in his pick-up with a steel rod run clear through his skull, no one ever saw Melehan with a rod and none of the witnesses could explain what happened.Still, a jury in 2009 convicted Melehan of manslaughter and burglary with battery, for punching Lopez inside his pickup. An appeals court threw out those convictions, along with Melehan's 25-year sentence, after they found that former presiding Judge Lucy Chernow Brown should have granted a mistrial in two instances during the first trial.Had Melehan been convicted this time, the case could have been reversed on appeal again, as Shiner and fellow defense attorney Heidi Perlet asked Oftedal to declare a mistrial after Burns brought up to jurors during Melehan's testimony that he declined to talk to investigators after he was arrested.Criminal defendants have a right to remain silent when they're arrested, and references like the one Burns made have previously led judges to declare m迷你倉strials and appeals courts to throw out other convictions. In this case, Melehan's acquittal rendered the issue moot.Shiner and Perlet spent two weeks convincing the jury that Melehan was wrongfully accused. It was Lopez, they said, who had a history of violence and came to the Jupiter home Melehan shared with friends looking for a fight.Melehan said Lopez had pulled a knife on one of his friends weeks earlier, and he had been riding through the neighborhood ever since spewing threats.On t he night of the incident, other teens at Melehan's house said Lopez had a gun. And Melehan said Lopez pulled a gun on him when he approached Lopez's pickup to get him to leave.Melehan, who testified in his defense, said he reached into the truck and punched Lopez in self-defense to keep him from shooting him.Lopez's car eventually spun out of control and he was found impaled on the rod immediately afterwards.Two jurors in Melehan's case reached by phone Wednesday expressed sorrow for Lopez's family, but said there simply wasn't sufficient evidence to prove that Melehan had committed either of the crimes with which he was charged.Juror George Grabowski said the group all agreed that Melehan acted in self defense when he punched Lopez inside his pick-up truck, so the burglary with battery charge was out. And there was no evidence connecting Melehan to the rod, Grabowski said. No witnesses. No fingerprints. No DNA. Nothing."What it gets down to is that this was a couple of 18, 19 year old kids who got in a fight six years ago," Grabowski said, saying there was never a split among jurors on whether or not Melehan was guilty. "We looked at all the evidence closely, and in the end I think what we all should take away from this is a reminder to be more kind to our neighbors, and to our fellow man."Shiner, who in his closing arguments to jurors expressed outrage that Melehan had been incarcerated for so long on such little evidence, had a hard time containing his joy as he walked out with his client.As reporters peppered the newly freed man with questions, Shiner patted Melehan on the back and asked a question of his own."Do you believe in the system now?" Shiner asked him.Melehan was slow to answer, but spoke up as a smile started to cross his face."Somewhat," he said with a shrug and a nod. "Somewhat."Staff researcher Niels Heimeriks contributed to this story.THE VERDICTA jury acquitted Patrick "P.J." Melehan of manslaughter and burglary with battery charges in the 2007 death of Carlos Lopez, 18, who was mysteriously impaled by a steel rod.Melehan, now 25, had served 6 years of a 25-year sentence for his 2009 jury conviction on the same charges.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Fla.) Visit The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Fla.) at .palmbeachpost.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存倉

Source: Bangor Daily News, MaineSept.self storage 03--BELFAST, Maine -- A new poll indicates that Mainers' acceptance of same-sex marriage has increased significantly since the November vote, but an opponent cautions against making too much of numbers from Raleigh, N.C.-based Public Policy Polling.In November, with just 47 percent of voters opposing the referendum to legalize gay marriage, the law was passed at the polls. The Public Policy Polling poll -- released in late August -- shows that opposition to gay marriage has declined to 38 percent since then."That may be because most voters don't think gay marriage being legal has been a big deal," the Public Policy Polling pollsters posited. "Only 20 percent say it's had a negative impact on their lives, with 18 percent saying it's been positive and 62 percent that there hasn't been any impact at all."According to Fordham University and national pollster Nate Silver, Public Policy Polling has a tendency to favor Democrats, but the organization was one of the most accurate pollsters in the 2012 election cycle.David Farmer, who served as communications director for Mainers United For Marriage, said Tuesday that the figures are right in line with his expectations."As Maine people have had an opportunity to see the law firsthand and to see how it really impacts them and their families and neighbors, acceptance is growing," he said. "All the dire consequences opponents of freedom to marry predicted just haven't come true. What you do have are loving, committed couples who have had the opportunity to get married."But Carroll Conley Jr., executive director of the Christian Civic League of Maine, said that his experiences are showing him otherwise. He said it is impossible to know if the people polled this summer by Public Policy Polling are the same people who came out to the polls in November to vote. He also said that in the weeks leading up to the vote, both sides of th迷你倉 issue were able to make their case over the airwaves and through the media. Since that vote, however, the narrative has mostly been about same-sex couples getting married."There's been nothing but promotion of the idea of redefinition of marriage," Conley said.He has received emails from people who are worried that their strongly-held beliefs against gay marriage, religious or otherwise, will be disregarded because of the new law. Conley said this week he heard from two people in occupations he hadn't previously considered to be impacted by the law -- a certified public accountant and another that is "so rare" he declined to share it. Neither person wants to do work for same-sex couples but may be forced to under the new law, he said."What are we going to do when we're told we don't have a choice in participating?" Conley asked. "If this could be a live and let live situation, if some people want to be happy and accept gay marriage, fine. Say some adoption agencies want to [accept it] and Catholic Charities doesn't want to accept it. I think that's what most Americans have in their minds."But that's not what's likely to be the case, Conley said, citing the decision made last week by the New Mexico Supreme Court that a photographer's choice not to shoot a same-sex commitment ceremony amounted to illegal discrimination."The other side has made this a fairness issue. Americans want to be fair," Conley said, adding that it's clear to him there will be consequences to the law that will not please everyone. "The citizens of Maine spoke. That is the law. Whether or not they know those consequences, we are going to make them known. But we're committed to doing that in an effective and respectful manner."Reuters contributed to this report.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) Visit the Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine) at .bangordailynews.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉

Source: Financial Mail on Sunday, LondonSept.迷你倉新蒲崗 01--Debate over moves towards flexible labour markets, including the controversy over zero-hour contracts, has largely been linked to larger companies. But small firms are also increasingly turning to flexible working in the form of freelancers.Websites specialising in linking these workers to potential employers are reporting a surge in activity, with more workers registering as available and a sharp rise in the number of firms looking for staff.The website Freelancer has seen a 41 per cent rise in the number of workers registering on its site since January and a 134 per cent jump in spending from UK businesses on freelance workers.Rival site Elance has seen a 51 per cent increase in its use by employers in the past year. Computer skills have traditionally been the most common field where firms turn to freelancers and Elance's global online employment report last week showed IT and computer programming is still the biggest draw for its services, accounting for 35 per cent of all offers of work in the past year.But demand from employers has gone up sharply in other fields. The report showed an 87 per cent rise in the number of freelance sales and marketing jobs and a similar increase in administration.In a sign of economic recovery, there was a 173 per cent rise in freelance engineering and manufacturing jobs.Barnaby Lashbrooke, chief executive of Time Etc, a virtual personal assistant business, said working on computers at home was still the area where freelance staff were playing the biggest role.'It is forecast that the online work industry will be worth $5 billion (pounds sterling 3.3 billion) by 2018,' said Lashbrooke. 'Currently it is $2 billion. It is easy to find people, and freelance workers have got all the tools they need on their laptop or smartphone.'Lashbrooke said the change was not simply due t迷你倉出租 people struggling to find full-time work, but was technology-driven as firms outsource work to freelancers for specific expertise when it is needed.He is restructuring his own team to be mostly freelance instead of full-time and his business manages the hiring of freelancers on behalf of companies ? from Google and Skype to smaller firms.Lashbrooke said: 'It is tough running a business and it makes sense to have key people as staff but outsource other roles to freelancers, who will strive to produce results and have a huge incentive to do a good job.'Unless you are lucky it is hard to find a full-time person who will be that diligent. Freelancers do in a way that has not been seen in full-time staff for too long.'But he adds that work auction websites offering poor pay for freelancers and leading to low-quality results for firms risk giving proper freelancing a bad name.Lashbrooke says: 'With bidding sites there will always be a squeeze on pay, because British freelancers may be set against freelancers in, say, India. But with our site we guarantee a minimum rate of pay. We manage the entire process.'Kjetil Olsen, vice-president of Elance, says British firms are increasingly picking British freelancers over foreign counterparts. He says: 'UK freelancers are becoming more popular among British firms. UK freelancers are now at number four behind India, the US and Pakistan. Last year they were around eighth.'He adds: 'We have seen a 45 per cent fall in firms citing cost savings as the key driver for using freelancers. Quality is more important.'The website Freelancer says small firms pick workers based on reviews. It is also seeing firms source marketing experts in countries they plan to export to.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Daily Mail (London, ) Visit the Daily Mail (London, ) at .dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif.迷你倉新蒲崗Sept. 04--RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Inland Empire Jewish leaders and teachers are helping prepare their faithful for the beginning of the High Holy Days -- Rosh Hoshana -- the start of the new year in Judaism.The period, which begins tonight, is a time for Jews to reflect on the past year and to recall any misdeeds or wrongs they may have committed against God and others.Rosh Hashana typically takes place during September or October, according to the Jewish lunar calendar. Prior to Rosh Hashana, there is a month of preparation called Elul, which anticipates both Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. The holiest day of Judaism, Yom Kippur takes place 10 days after the start of Jewish New Year.According to Jewish leaders, the High Holy Days is a period that requires hard "work" of introspection and seeking out forgiveness on the part of the faithful, to make amends with those they've wronged, and with God.The faithful believe that God opens "The Book of Life" on Rosh Hashana, upon which the names of the righteous are inscribed and a happy new year is granted to them. The book is closed, according to belief, on Yom Kippur, until the next new year."It's said if you've hurt somebody's feelings or you did something wrong to somebody, the prayers of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are not enough," said Rabbi Sholom Harlig, director of Chabad of the Inland Empire in Rancho Cucamonga. "You have to ask that person to forgive you, and then you can ask God to forgive you."Claremont resident Arava Talve, a Jewish educator and currently the B'nai Mitzvah coordinator at Temple Sinai in Palm Desert, agrees."It's a time of thinking, 'In what ways can I redeem myself and do better the next year?'" said Talve. "It's really about redeeming yourself. We spend the month in deep thought and introspection, evaluate our actions of the past year, so when we get to the head of the year, when we get to Rosh Hoshana, it can truly mean something."Janice Yellon,迷你倉出租teacher of Judaism, and a lay leader at the Congregation Etz Hadar in Redlands, echoing her counterparts in the Inland Empire, said Rosh Hashana is a time to address ones spiritual relationship with their associates, friends and family, and with God."I think that we all need sometimes to be able to have a chance to feel like we start anew, and when people come to the holidays, it's a time to let go of some of the past issues, make new goals and make new excitement about moving forward and to feel refreshed spiritually."A subject of reflection for many in Judaism in the United States has been the conflict in Syria, which shares a border with Israel. The potential for the conflict to spill over into Israel is on the minds of Jews in the Inland Empire.Harlig, Talve and Yellon said they and their congregations pray regularly for world peace.Rabbi Douglas Kohn, of Congregation Emanu El in Redlands, spent some time in Israel this past summer, and was able to look upon Syria and Lebanon from the Golan Heights."There was Lebanon and there was Syria and I was talking to a lieutenant in the Israeli Defence Forces and we were keenly aware that just 20 kilometers away was the border and that it could erupt because of the Syrian civil war," Kohn said."I worry about my family and friends in Israel and I worry about it erupting in a very unstable world clearly at a time when were praying for a new year and the book of life for everybody," Kohn said.Kohn said the prayers said by his congregation during the High Holy Days aren't just for themselves or the Jewish people, but for everybody."It's universal," Kohn said. "We're not praying for just ourselves. We are truly committed to the overall, so my prayers are for everybody. I would hope my congregation feels the same way."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, Calif.) Visit the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, Calif.) at .dailybulletin.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Top-line growth at 30.存倉4 percent; Banner integration complementing business linesTORONTO, Sept. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Patheon Inc. , a leading provider of contract development and commercial manufacturing services to the global pharmaceutical industry, with recently acquired proprietary products, announced today fiscal 2013 third quarter results.Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Highlights-- Revenues in the quarter increased to $265.7 million from $203.7 million in the same period last year, an increase of $62.0 million or 30.4 percent. Revenue resulting from the Banner acquisition was $66.4 million in the quarter.-- Gross profit in the quarter improved to $71.1 million from $55.5 million in the same period last year, an increase of $15.6 million or 28.1 percent.-- Adjusted EBITDA increased in the quarter to $41.0 million from $36.4 million in the same period last year, an increase of $4.6 million.-- Income from continuing operations in the quarter was $4.3 million compared to income from continuing operations of $15.5 million in the same period last year. This decrease was due to higher repositioning and interest expenses, as well as higher selling, general and administrative expenses, research and development expenses and other charges associated with the Banner acquisition, partially offset by higher gross profit."This was another successful quarter for Patheon, and we are pleased with the ongoing performance of our business. The integration of Banner is complete, and our transformation initiatives continue to yield results as we implement operational excellence activities across our global network," stated Jim Mullen, Chief Executive Officer. "Overall, revenue flow across quarters has been more balanced this year, and we are encouraged by this continuing trend. We continue to drive additional margin from the business with our year-to-date Adjusted EBITDA margin of 13 percent compared to 9.5 percent in the prior period. We believe that Patheon remains on track to achieve anticipated revenues in excess of $1 billion this fiscal year."Fiscal 2013 Third Quarter and Nine Month Period Ended July 31, 2013, Operating Results from Continuing OperationsRevenues for the third quarter increased $62.0 million, or 30.4 percent, to $265.7 million, from $203.7 million in the same period last year driven by $66.4 million of additional revenues resulting from the Banner acquisition. Commercial manufacturing (CMO) revenues for the third quarter increased $59.5 million, or 35.4 percent, to $227.8 million, from $168.3 million in the same period last year, primarily due to the additional revenues resulting from the Banner acquisition. Pharmaceutical Development Services (PDS) revenues for the third quarter increased $2.5 million, or 7.1 percent, to $37.9 million, from $35.4 million in the same period last year.Revenues for the nine month period ended July 31, 2013 increased $194.0 million, or 36.0 percent, to $733.1 million, from $539.1 million in the same period last year, driven by growth in existing business and $144.2 million of additional revenues resulting from the Banner acquisition.CMO revenues for the nine month period ended July 31, 2013 increased $189.3 million, or 43.2 percent, to $627.4 million, from $438.1 million in the same period last year, primarily due to additional revenues resulting from the Banner acquisition. PDS revenues for the nine month period ended July 31, 2013 increased $4.7 million, or 4.7 percent, to $105.7 million, from $101.0 million in the same period last year.Gross profit for the third quarter improved by $15.6 million to $71.1 million, from $55.5 million in the same period last year, primarily due to an increase in volumes from the Banner acquisition. Patheon standalone margins improved primarily as a result of favorable foreign exchange rates.Gross profit for the nine month period ended July 31, 2013 increased $66.6 million to $170.5 million, from $103.9 million for the same period last year. The increase in gross profit margin was driven by higher volumes and savings from operational excellence initiatives, partially offset by $5.0 million in increased costs of goods sold related to the fair value mark-up of Banner's inventory from the acquisition, $5.0 million in higher inventory write-offs and $3.1 million in product returns from a packaging site attributed to Banner operations.Income from continuing operations for the third quarter was $4.3 million, or 3.1 cents per share for basic and 3.0 cents per share for diluted, compared to income from continuing operations of $15.5 million, or 12.0 cents per share, both basic and diluted, in the same period last year.Loss from continuing operations for the nine month period ended July 31, 2013 was $46.9 million, or (33.7) cents per share, both basic and diluted, compared to a loss from continuing operations of $83.3 million, or (64.3) cents per share, both basic and diluted, in the same period last year.Adjusted EBITDA increased in the quarter to $41.0 million from $36.4 million in the same period last year, an increase of $4.6 million. Higher volumes and the results of operational excellence programs contributed to the increase. The Adjusted EBITDA margin for the third quarter was 15.4 percent compared to 17.9 percent in the same period last year.2013 OutlookThe company anticipates revenues for the combined enterprise to be in excess of $1 billion for fiscal 2013.Conference CallPatheon will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, September 5, 2013, at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Interested parties are invited to access the conference call, via telephone, in listen-only mode, toll free at 1-888-231-8191 (U.S., including Puerto Rico) and 1-647-427-7450 (Canada and International). Listeners are encouraged to dial in five to 15 minutes in advance to avoid delays. The webcast and slides will be available for viewing during the call by accessing Patheon's website at ir.patheon.com/events.cfm.A telephone replay of the conference call will be available between Thursday, September 5, 2013 and Thursday, September 12, 2013, by dialing 1-855-859-2056 (toll-free) or 1-403-451-9481, and by entering identification number 29239924, followed by the number key. The webcast and slides will be archived at ir.patheon.com/events.cfm.About PatheonPatheon Inc. is a leading provider of contract development and commercial manufacturing services to the global pharmaceutical industry for a full array of solid and sterile dosage forms. Through the company's recent acquisition of Banner Pharmacaps - a market leader in soft gelatin capsule technology - Patheon now also includes a proprietary products and technology business.Patheon provides the highest quality products and services to approximately 300 of the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company's integrated network consists of 17 locations, including 13 commercial contract manufacturing facilities and 8 development centers across North America and Europe. Patheon enables customer products to be launched with confidence anywhere in the world. For more information, visit .patheon.com.Use of Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresCommencing in fiscal 2013, we revised our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA to exclude stock-based compensation expense, consulting costs related to our operational initiatives, purchase accounting adjustments, and acquisition-related litigation expenses. We believe that excluding these items from Adjusted EBITDA better reflects our underlying performance. Based on the revisions to the definition of Adjusted EBITDA, we have recast the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months periods ended July 31, 2012 to be consistent with the current period presentation. Our Adjusted EBITDA is now income (loss) from continuing operations before repositioning expenses, interest expense, foreign exchange losses reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss), refinancing expenses, acquisition and integration costs (including certain product returns and inventory write-offs recorded in gross profit), gains and losses on sale of capital assets, income taxes, asset impairment charges, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense, consulting costs related to our operational initiatives, purchase accounting adjustments, acquisition-related litigation expenses and other income and expenses. Adjusted EBITDA margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues. Since Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure that does not have a standardized meaning, it may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Readers are cautioned that Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to net income (loss) determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP as an indicator of performance. Adjusted EBITDA is used by management as an internal measure of profitability. We have included Adjusted EBITDA because we believe that this measure is used by certain investors to assess our financial performance before non-cash charges and certain costs that we do not believe are reflective of our underlying business. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the closest U.S. GAAP measure is included with the financial statements in this press release.------------------------------Caution Concerning Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements which reflect our expectations regarding our future growth, results of operations, performance (both operational and financial) and business prospects and opportunities. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Wherever possible, words such as "plans", "expects" or "does not expect", "forecasts", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "believes", "intends" and similar expressions or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved have been used to identify these forward-looking statements. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this press release reflect our current assumptions based upon information currently available to us and based upon what we believe to be reasonable assumptions, we cannot be certain that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Our current material assumptions include assumptions related to our operational excellence initiatives and transformation activities, customer volumes, regulatory compliance, foreign exchange rates, employee severance costs associated with termination, and projected integration savings related to the Banner acquisition. Forward-looking statements necessarily involve significant known and unknown risks, assumptions and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance, prospects and opportunities in future periods to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risks related to international operations and foreign currency fluctuations; customer demand for our services; regulatory matters affecting manufacturing and pharmaceutical development services; impacts of acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings, including our ability to achieve our intended objectives with respect to such transactions and integrate businesses that we may acquire; implementation of our operational excellence initiatives and transformation activities; our ability to effectively迷你倉 transfer business between facilities; the global economic environment; our exposure to complex production issues; our substantial financial leverage; interest rate risks; potential environmental, health and safety liabilities; credit and customer concentration; competition; rapid technological change; product liability claims; intellectual property; the fact that we have a majority shareholder that can exercise significant influence over our company; supply arrangements; pension plans; derivative financial instruments; and our dependence upon key management, scientific and technical personnel. For additional information regarding risks and uncertainties that could affect our business, please see Item 1A "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012 and our subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian Securities Administrators. Although we have attempted to identify important risks and factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors and risks that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and, except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances.Patheon Inc.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(unaudited)As of July 31, As of October 31, 2013 2012(in millions of U.S. dollars) $ $AssetsCurrentCash and cash equivalents 40.9 39.4Accounts receivable 181.7 161.7Inventories 144.3 82.3Income taxes receivable 21.0 0.4Prepaid expenses and other 21.7 11.9Deferred tax assets - short-term 6.6 4.3Total current assets 416.2 300.0Capital assets 492.2 416.4Intangible assets 70.6 --Deferred financing costs 21.0 4.9Goodwill 45.3 3.5Investments 8.5 6.3Other long-term assets 17.3 11.8Total assets 1,071.1 742.9Liabilities and shareholders' equityCurrentShort-term borrowings 5.2 2.4Accounts payable and accrued 205.7 186.2 liabilitiesIncome taxes payable 2.2 5.7Deferred revenues - short-term 14.8 13.9Deferred tax liabilities - 0.3 -- short-termCurrent portion of long-term 6.8 -- debtTotal current liabilities 235.0 208.2Long-term debt 598.4 310.7Deferred revenues 21.8 28.9Deferred tax liabilities 57.4 23.0Other long-term liabilities 44.6 47.8Total liabilities 957.2 618.6Shareholders' equityRestricted voting shares 610.5 572.5Contributed surplus 15.9 16.5Accumulated deficit (525.5) (478.6)Accumulated other comprehensive 13.0 13.9 incomeTotal shareholders' equity 113.9 124.3Total liabilities and 1,071.1 742.9 shareholders' equityPatheon Inc.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(unaudited)Three months ended July Nine months ended July 31, 31,2013 2012 2013 2012(in millions of $ $ $ $ U.S. dollars, except per share information)Revenues 265.7 203.7 733.1 539.1Cost of goods 194.6 148.2 562.6 435.2 soldGross profit 71.1 55.5 170.5 103.9Selling, general 44.8 29.9 121.6 99.0 and administrative expensesResearch and 2.8 -- 7.4 -- developmentRepositioning 4.5 0.1 11.0 6.9 expensesAcquisition and 1.2 -- 9.3 -- integration costsImpairment 1.2 -- 11.3 57.9 chargeGain on sale of -- -- (1.6) -- capital assetsOperating income 16.6 25.5 11.5 (59.9) (loss)Interest 12.6 6.8 35.0 19.8 expense, netForeign exchange -- 0.4 1.5 0.6 loss, netRefinancing -- -- 29.2 -- expensesOther income, (1.2) (0.5) (1.8) (0.6) netIncome (loss) 5.2 18.8 (52.4) (79.7) from continuing operations before income taxesProvision for 0.9 3.3 (5.5) 3.6 (benefit from) income taxesIncome (loss) 4.3 15.5 (46.9) (83.3) from continuing operationsLoss from -- -- -- (0.2) discontinued operationsNet income 4.3 15.5 (46.9) (83.5) (loss) attributable to restricted voting shareholdersBasic income (loss) per shareFrom $0.031 $0.120 ($0.337) ($0.643) continuing operationsFrom -- -- -- ($0.002) discontinued operationsNet income $0.031 $0.120 ($0.337) ($0.645) (loss) per share, basicDiluted income (loss) per shareFrom $0.030 $0.120 ($0.337) ($0.643) continuing operationsFrom -- -- -- ($0.002) discontinued operationsNet income $0.030 $0.120 ($0.337) ($0.645) (loss) per share, dilutedWeighted-average number of shares outstanding (in thousands)Basic 140,640 129,639 139,232 129,639Diluted 145,694 129,692 139,232 129,639Patheon Inc.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(unaudited)Nine months ended July 31,2013 2012(in millions of U.S. dollars) $ $Operating activitiesLoss from continuing operations (46.9) (83.3)Adjustments to reconcile loss from continuing operations to cash (used in) provided by operating activitiesDepreciation and amortization 35.6 30.8Impairment charge 11.3 57.9Foreign exchange loss on debt 0.4 --Other non-cash interest 8.2 0.9Change in other long-term assets and (10.7) (1.7) liabilitiesDeferred income taxes 0.9 (0.3)Amortization of deferred revenues (13.5) (7.6)Gain on sale of capital assets (1.6) --Stock-based compensation expense 2.4 2.5Other (1.7) (0.8)(15.6) (1.6)Net change in non-cash working capital (22.3) (9.9) balances related to continuing operationsIncrease in deferred revenues 12.3 18.7Cash (used in) provided by operating (25.6) 7.2 activities of continuing operationsCash used in operating activities of (0.1) (0.4) discontinued operationsCash (used in) provided by operating (25.7) 6.8 activitiesInvesting activitiesAdditions to capital assets (34.2) (32.9)Proceeds on sale of capital assets 6.6 0.1Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (256.1) --Cash used in investing activities of (283.7) (32.8) continuing operationsCash provided by investing activities of -- 0.1 discontinued operationsCash used in investing activities (283.7) (32.7)Financing activitiesDecrease in short-term borrowings -- (1.3)Proceeds from long-term borrowings 633.8 35.5Increase in deferred financing costs (22.7) --Repayment of debt, net of penalty payment (337.8) (3.9)Share issuance costs (0.8) --Proceeds on issuance of restricted voting 35.8 -- sharesCash provided by financing activities 308.3 30.3Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and 2.6 (2.4) cash equivalentsNet increase in cash and cash equivalents 1.5 2.0 during the periodCash and cash equivalents, beginning of 39.4 33.4 periodCash and cash equivalents, end of period 40.9 35.4ADJUSTED EBITDA BRIDGE(unaudited)Three months ended July Nine months ended 31, July 31,2013 2012 2013 2012$ $ $ $Total Adjusted 41.0 36.4 95.2 51.0 EBITDADepreciation and (12.4) (9.3) (35.6) (30.8) amortizationRepositioning (4.5) (0.1) (11.0) (6.9) expensesAcquisition and (1.2) -- (15.4) -- integration costsInterest expense, (12.6) (6.8) (35.0) (19.8) netImpairment charge (1.2) -- (11.3) (57.9)Gain on sale of -- -- 1.6 -- capital assets(Provision for) (0.9) (3.3) 5.5 (3.6) benefit from income taxesRefinancing -- -- (29.2) -- expensesOperational (0.4) (1.0) (2.3) (13.3) initiatives related consulting costsAcquisition-related (4.0) -- (4.0) -- litigation expensesStock-based (0.7) (0.7) (2.4) (2.5) compensation expensePurchase accounting -- -- (5.0) -- adjustmentsOther 1.2 0.3 2.0 0.5Income (loss) from 4.3 15.5 (46.9) (83.3) continuing operationsPatheon Inc.CONTACT: Patheon Inc.Tel: (919) 226-3200Email: investorrelations@patheon.com自存倉

Source: Milwaukee Journal SentinelSept.儲存倉 04--If city workers, particularly police officers and firefighters, were counting on a quick resolution to the Milwaukee Police Association's lawsuit against the city over its residency ordinance, they are going to be disappointed.During a status conference Wednesday, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Paul Van Grunsven, who is hearing the case, set out a schedule for legal pleadings and filings that will not result in a court hearing until Jan. 27.The police union wants a court order forcing the city to abide by a new state law that ends residency rules for all local units of government. The city, in turn, has said it wants to keep its 75-year-old residency rule in place.The city argues that the ordinance, which is not being applied under a temporary restraining order, is a lawful exercise of Milwaukee's home rule constitutional authority. The city also argues that its residency law is a matter of local affairs and government.But the MPA says the city is circumventing the law, which was first proposed by Gov. Scott Walker.Van Grunsven did make one decision Wednesday. A迷你倉價錢 expected, he granted a motion by the Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Association Local 215 to intervene in the case. Van Grunsven acknowledged that the case carried a high amount of interest in the community."Everyone wants to know what the court is going to do," Van Grunsven said.With a court decision months away, and a possible appeal beyond that, the unions and the city are operating under a temporary restraining order. While the case is pending, the city has said it won't discipline an employee who leaves the city.During the status conference, Van Grunsven asked and received assurances from the lawyers that no one party would try to move the case to Federal Court. There had been some suggestions early in the filing of the suit that the case might be filed there.Van Grunsven also told lawyers that the state Department of Justice has decided not to intervene in the case. However, if the case goes to appeal, the state agency might get involved.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Visit the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel at .jsonline.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Source: St.self storage Louis Post-DispatchSept. 03--Will there be life after Danny Amendola for Sam Bradford?Yes, he will play on. But ESPN.com, through its Grantland vehicle, has serious concerns about the quality of that life. Amendola is a New England Patriot now and Bradford is starting anew with a young receiving corps.The World Wide Leader Leader notes that Sam has been a statistical catastrophe when not throwing to Amendola during his three-year career.Bill Barnwell wrote:The difference between Sam Bradford throwing to Danny Amendola and Sam Bradford throwing to anybody else has been very stark during Bradford's brief NFL career. He gets about as much on each throw regardless -- 6.1 yards per attempt to Amendola, 6.3 yards per attempt to all the others. Where he's differed has been in completion percentage. Bradford has completed 66.5 percent of his passes to Amendola, which has helped make his numbers look better and left him with a safety valve during those times when Amendola and Bradford were both healthy. When throwing to other receivers, Bradford has completed just 56.8 percent of his passes. In other words, he turns from an efficient-if-conservative checkdown artist with Amendola into the 2012 version of Blaine Gabbert without him.At this point, Bradford is basically a ruthless checkdown artist; the Rams are the ones paying millions of dollars to put something they don't really understand or have any use for up on their wall right now, and since they've already done it once, they keep doing it. Bradford routinely doesn't see open receivers downfield or doesn't see them until the window is already closing. Just 6.8 percent of his passes since joining the league have gone for 20 yards or more, which is the lowest rate in the league for passers with 1,000 attempts or more over that time frame. The average rate for those quarterbacks is 9.3 percent, which tells you just how little of an impact Bradford has had. You can be a good quarterback in this league by checking down a lot -- Matt Ryan is at only 7.6 percent, and Peyton Manning is barely ahead of him at 8.4 percent -- but you need to complete 65 percent of your passes in doing so to repeatedly move the chains. Bradford is at 58 percent. If you want to succeed while completing 58 percent of your passes, you have to be like Cam Newton, who leads the league in this stat by turning 12.2 percent of his pass attempts into 20-plus-yard gains. If you're not completing a lot of passes and those passes aren't going very far, you're not pushing your team in the right direction.The Rams can make a case that Bradford has his best supporting cast ever. He has Jake Long in at left tackle and should hopefully get a full year out of Scott Wells at center. Amendola left for New England, but there are a variety of options available to replace him, including big-money free agents (Jared Cook) and top-10 draft picks (Tavon Austin) and their college buddies (Stedman Bailey). Of course, they've given Bradford a variety of wideouts and some expected line improvements in the past, and they haven't been of much use.Yes, well, the Rams have run though lots of offensive linemen and mostly useless receivers during the past three seasons. The guys Bradford did click with -- Amendola, Steven Jackson and Brandon Gibson -- have moved on as free agents.Bradford comes into this season with no established running backs or wide receivers. Cook got a nice contract, but he has yet to become an impact offensive player.Second-year receiver Chris Givens could be the breakout performer, but we still need to see how he fares against defenses game-planning against him. Second-year running back Daryl Richardson has wheels, but much of his 2012 production came on a handful of big plays.Tipsheet's guess: Bradford and his young skill players will grow together this year while trying to master the revamped offense. They will make some big plays and some big mistakes, too.Can the young running backs read and react to blitzes, as Jackson did so capably?Can the receivers run the right routes, make the necessary sight adjustments, adjust to the ball and win the 50-50 battles, as Amendola did so well?Will all this speed translate into actual playmaking?We shall see. Strong team defense and special teams will take some pressure away from the offense.The Rams will win about half of their games, perhaps slightly more if they fare better on the injury front than their immediate NFC West peers.But the big payoff is likely a season away, after all this growth occurs. In the meantime, the haters will keep hating on Bradford.MYSTERIES OF THE UNIVERSEQuestions to ponder while wondering why the Cincinnati Reds own Adam Wainwright:Can Jadeveon Clowney overcome his slow start this season? [.sportspickle.com/2013/08/jadeveon-clowneys-stock-plummets-fails-decapitate-anyone]Since when is swimming from Cuba to Florida something to put on a bucket list? [.sportsgrid.com/domination/diana-nyad-outwits-sharks-jellyfish-to-complete-cuba-to-florida-swim/]Could this guy become an excellent three-point shooter? [network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/australian_sets_world_record_with_longest_basketball_shot_ever_off_clock_tower_in_the_netherlands_video/14441600?linksrc=home_x_vv_head_14441600]QUIPS 'R USHere is what some of America's leading sports迷你倉pundits have been writing:Pat Forde, Yahoo! Sports: "After escaping serious NCAA penalty last week, Johnny Manziel made a mouthy return to college football in the second half of Texas A&M's 52-31 victory over Rice on Saturday. He ran through and passed over the Owls following his one-half suspension, but it was the trash talk and gesticulating that left everyone annoyed -- and wondering what it will take for the kid to get it. He was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct once, and probably should have been flagged a second time. He appeared to blow off his coach on the sideline. Even some Manziel supporters were turned off by his act. It is reasonable to deduce that A&M has ceded control of its football program and its much-valued public image to an emotional, impulsive, coddled 20-year-old. But understanding why it might do such a thing requires a peek at the bigger picture. Texas A&M, Johnny Manziel and Kevin Sumlin came together at a most crucial moment in school history. The Aggies were breaking their 97-year league affiliation with most of the rest of the state of Texas, first in the Southwest Conference (1915-1995) and then in the Big 12 (1996-2012). The departure to the Southeastern Conference was an audacious move driven in no small measure by the opportunity to tell arrogant rival Texas that much-derided A&M could stand on its own, and one day would be the pre-eminent university in the Lone Star State."Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com: "Normally, a coach can count on his star quarterback to lead an inexperienced team. But after Manziel spent much of the summer jetting around the country, his teammates didn't even elect him to Texas A&M's leadership council, which includes 12 players. While Manziel's teammates spent the summer working out together in the stifling Texas heat, Manziel spent much of it basking in the celebrity of being the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. In fairness, Manziel spent one week working with quarterback guru George Whitfield and another week attending -- and getting sent home early -- from the Manning Passing Academy. But Manziel's omission from the Aggies' leadership council should tell you everything you need to know about his stock as a leader. On Friday night, Manziel sought to win back the trust and respect of his teammates and coaches. His apology seemed genuine at the time. Now, it might seem hollow. Maybe one day Johnny Football will figure out it isn't all about him."Pete Fiutak, College Football News: "Ask any current or former football player about receiving 'benefits' while in school and you'll get a stern lecture about how it was an honor simply to wear the uniform. Ask a player about steroid or PED use, and be prepared for a look like you asked to borrow $200 so you could take his mom on a date. Ask former players about Manziel and whether or not they buy his story that he signed autographs just for the heck of it, and the response so far has been a mixture of 1) laughter, 2) 'are you nuts?', 3) 'do you have any idea how much it stinks to sign your name 100 times, much less 1,500?', 4) more laughter."Greg Cote, Miami Herald: "There were reports LeBron James, engaged to be married, had a relationship with a 'bikini model,' Carmen Ortega. Know what that sounds like? Like the future Mrs. James just got a bigger wedding ring."Gwen Knapp, Sports on Earth: "Here is Colin Kaepernick posing with Michelle Obama a few weeks after the Super Bowl, both of them smooching a bicep in the quarterback's trademarked gesture. There he is on the cover of GQ, opening a leather jacket to reveal one of the tattoos that ignited a cultural conflagration. And there he is at the Country Music Awards; in a new Jaguar ad; in a tomato-red blazer and shades onstage at the ESPYs; at a Fourth of July party in a Miami Dolphins cap; in the buff for ESPN the Magazine's annual Body Issue. This time last year, Kaepernick was invisible, sitting behind Alex Smith on the 49ers' depth chart while NFL pundits cooed over first-round rookies Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III, apparently destined to become the quarterbacks of their generation. By mid-November, they had company, the kind that takes over the master bedroom and never leaves."Bruce Jenkins, SI.com: "More than just an unsettling defeat, Roger Federer's U.S. Open departure was unraveling. We've grown accustomed to seeing the great man in shambles, erratic to the point of concern, but Federer's Labor Day loss to Tommy Robredo was downright disturbing. John McEnroe, calling the match for ESPN, couldn't believe what he was seeing. The 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-4 scores told a pretty clear story, but they couldn't illustrate Federer's futility -- and apparent lack of concentration -- on the points that mattered most. In a match littered with meaningful statistics, most telling was Federer's 2-for-16 performance on break points."MEGAPHONE"I don't think they have anybody to stop me. For real. I think we have guys in the receiver room that are as good as I am, if not better. I just have that confidence in my teammates and in myself."Buffalo Bills receiver Stevie Johnson, popping off about his ability to beat the New England Patriots defense.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Visit the St. Louis Post-Dispatch at .stltoday.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉

Pudong International Airport handled 11 percent more transit passengers in the first half of this year and is set to handle even more passengers as domestic and overseas airlines will use bigger aircraft such as the Airbus A380 to fly to Shanghai, the city’s airport operator said yesterday.存倉Between January and June, more than 1 million international passengers transferred at the Pudong airport, up 11 percent from the same period of last year, the Shanghai Airport Authority said in a statement.The airport’s average daily takeoffs and landings hit a record hig迷你倉 of 1,120 flights during the summer, the authority added.“With the launch of the free trade zone in Pudong as well as the opening of the Shanghai Disney Resort, the airport is expected to handle more passengers to become an air traffic hub in the Asia-Pacific,” said an official with the authority.The airport has upgraded capacity and facilities to handle more A380 flights at its two terminals, the authority said.The city’s Hongqiao International Airport will also be renovated because it serves as the backup airport for the A380 during bad weather. 自存倉

Source: The Hour, Norwalk, Conn.存倉Sept. 04--WESTPORT -- U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4, meets on a regular basis in Washington D.C. with representatives from Fairfield County's large corporations. Small businesses and startup companies do not have the personnel to meet face-to-face the congressman regularly, so Himes took some time Tuesday morning to sit down with several local entrepreneurs to hear their concerns and suggestions."The big corporations in my district -- GE, UBS, Sikorsky -- they have a dozen people in DC who are in my office regularly," Himes said. "I regularly try to work on their behalf because they are important employers in my district. But I'm inviting you to do this, too. If you see legislation that is going to hurt your business, please tell me about it. Or if you think there is a good idea for, say, the next Jobs Act, I want to hear about it."Himes met with eight owners of startup companies and two innovation center representatives in a conference room at 21 Charles St. in Westport in recognition of "Startup Day." Himes heard concerns such as the difficulty of obtaining financing, the lack of local manufacturers and developers, and the challenges of using local food sources.Himes said he sees a big future in crowdfunding as a way for startup companies to access capital. Crowdfunding, or crowd-sourced fundraising, is networking and pooling money, most often using the Internet, to support efforts, such as startup companies. The JOBS Act of 2012 mentions crowdfunding as it refers to many small investors supporting a company. By law, crowdfunding must be done through portals or brokers."You are required to crowdfund either through a portal or a broker, which is a good thing, otherwise you'd have wild West chaos," Himes said. "My sense is that you are going to have portals and brokers who cater to verticals, such as food, or even one that caters to women-owned businesses. I really think successful crowdfunding is going to happen around communities of interest and that brands are going to develop. I think it's going to open some doors for some of these businesses to succeed."Crowdsourcing is often seen as a better way of raising funds than bank loans or outside investors.Susan White, co-founder Tur迷你倉 Swim, said she couldn't find a manufacturer in the United States to make her seamless, anti-chaffing swimwear. White said she has a long history with the apparel industry."We couldn't get an American manufacturer to even talk to us as startup," White said.She said manufacturing has done a "flip-flop" in the last 20 years. U.S. manufacturers would take small orders, but now will only take huge orders for a production run. Now small orders need to be outsourced overseas.Dana Noorily and Julie Gaines, co-founders of OATS Granola, manufacture their products in New Jersey. They said they want to get their resources locally, but that is becoming increasingly difficult as local prices rise. Manufacturing is also a challenge in Connecticut, they said. OATS Granola will open a cafe and restaurant in Westport later this fall."The sense of local is something we love, but we can't afford to do it as much as we would like," Gaines said. "We'd like to use more local sources."Janis Collins, a startup company adviser with Stamford Innovation Center, said there is still a feeling among women entrepreneurs that "women don't take money from outside sources. That's an issue we're trying to figure out."Another of the women business owners said she felt talked down to when discussing her business with a male investor.Howard Steinberg of the Westport Innovation Hub said that is a common perception of investors, but they treat both genders equally."Sometimes it's not a gender bias, it's just arrogance," he said. "Investment money can be arrogant."Christina Balotescu, a founder of 360Alumni in Westport, played host to the event and appreciated Himes's time and input."Government is really trying to help, but in the end it comes down to grit and determination and identifying people who can support you and your business," she said.Himes said he was happy to spend time with the entrepreneurs."We spend a lot of time talking about jobs and this is a room full of people creating jobs," Himes said. "It's really important that I listen and think about what I can to help these businesses succeed."Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Hour (Norwalk, Conn.) Visit The Hour (Norwalk, Conn.) at .thehour.com Distributed by MCT Information Services自存倉

LONDON, September 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Women Unlimited are launching local 'Business Clubs' to assist the exploding numbers of Female-led enterprises; Founder Julie Hall says, "We can't wait for the Government or industry to help women in business 'Go For Growth'!"The number of female-led businesses and entrepreneurs has steadily increased since the global economic downturn.新蒲崗迷你倉 The number of women-owned businesses has increased from 14% to 19% in the last 3 years.Julie Hall, Founder of Women Unlimited, identified over 5 years ago that many women were isolated, struggling to make a profit and unsure about what they needed to do to build a successful micro business. Her findings, along a recent report from the Federation of Small Business (1) referring to "the power of small business in the local economy", suggest that women who run successful businesses are more likely to a) motivate, support, mentor and help grow other women's businesses and b) invest back into their local communities economically and culturally, by creating viable and sustainable enterprises.According to the Lord Young Report (2), it's also known that small businesses that use external help are more likely to grow. Outside assistance has a strong and positive impact on the growth of a small business. And with Intuit (3) predicting that the number of personal businesses in the US will grow from 21 million in 2011 to more than 32 million by 2018, the demand for assistance at a local level will only increase.Julie Hall says: "Women owned businesses are exploding across the UK. The government's decision to focus only on larger businesses is misguided and has left a huge support gap for a thriving part of the UK economy. Micro businesses (defined as 1-9 employees), contribute 20% of all business revenues to the UK economy and yet as a group, they are largely ignored."The Women Unlimited Business Club, which is currently launching across the UK in September and October, gives women business owner structured training programmes based around the three pillars of marketing, business strategy and personal effectiveness, and addresses the issue of working in isolation by providing a robust support community to share knowledge and best practice.Observing the power of Julie's business support model at the Women Unlimited Thrive Conference, (which is held on International Women's Day each year), Maria Miller was quoted as follows:"I'm sure you will find the inspiration that you need to thrive from the excellent work of Women Unlimited." - Maria Miller, British Culture Secretary. (Thrive 2013)Withmini storagethe explosion of business networks all following the same traditional formula, Women Unlimited is offering something different that is focused on training and growth. The Women Unlimited Business Clubs [.womenunlimitedworldwide.com/business-clubs ] are a rare and invaluable blend of business seminars, masterminding and valuable connections. They provide an environment that caters to women who are serious about their business growth enabling them to develop their entrepreneurial skills and knowledge while benefitting from the support and feedback of a wider forum of entrepreneurs.1) FSB Report .fsb.org.uk/News.aspx?loc=pressroom&rec=8116 2) Lord Young https://.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/198165/growing-your-business-lord-young.pdf 3) Intuit http-download.intuit.com/http.intuit/CMO/intuit/futureofsmallbusiness/SR-1037B_intuit_tech_trends.pdfAdditional Sources: UK Gov 2012 Small Business Report https://.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/193555/bis-13-p74-small-business-survey-2012-sme-employers.pdfIf you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Julie Hall please call Jayne Ryan on Tel: +44(0)777-1874435 or email jayne@womenunlimitedworldwide.comNotes to the Editor:Women Unlimited is a business that is focussed upon supporting women on their journey to creating and sustaining a successful business, either as a sole trader or limited company. This is currently delivered through the Women Unlimited Business Clubs, both face-to-face and online. It also has a lively community of female business owners and entrepreneurs who engage on the Women Unlimited website, Google+ Hangouts and forums. Women Unlimited also hosts the UK's largest conference for women in business, the THRIVE conference, held on International Women's Day each year.Women Unlimited is a catalyst for change, and works in partnership with other business support groups and organisations that support entrepreneurship. It's a conduit to help women achieve their aims; whether to start their own home-based business, or build a million pound company.This is an incredibly exciting time for women in business, with so much potential for growth and Women Unlimited are at the forefront of that change.Contact details for National EnquiriesJayne Ryan Tel: +44(0)777-1874435 jayne@womenunlimitedworldwide.com Web: womenunlimitedworldwide.comWomen Unlimited (TM) is a registered trademark of Springboard Enterprises Ltd (Company Registration No. 06636001)Women Unlimitedself storage

Source: Tulsa World, Okla.迷你倉Sept. 04--Tulsa International Airport is one of 60 airports across the country that will get expedited security lines, the Transport Security Administration announced Wednesday.TSA's PreCheck program exempts select frequent flyers from taking off their shoes, belts and light jackets and lets them keep laptops in bags.It also allows liquids to be kept in plastic bags.The program is supposed to be operating in Tulsa by the end of the year. Will Rogers Airport in Oklahoma City is also one of the facilities slated for the expanded TSA PreCheck program."As TSA continues to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach to transportation security, we are looking for more opportunities to provide the most effective security in the most efficient way possible," said TSA Administrator John S. Pistole in a statement. "Expanding TSA PreCheck to more locations enables many more passengers across the country to experience expedited screening."To date the agency has had the expedited security lines in 40 airports. The a儲存ditional 60 programs will bring PreCheck to 100 airports total.Flyers have to be referred their airline to TSA to participate in the program, or enroll online and verify at one of two enrollment centers in Washington D.C. and Indianapolis. For those not referred by their airline, it costs $85 to enroll in the program.The program is only available to frequent flyers on Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin American. JetBlue and Southwest are soon expected to join the program.PreCheck participants will have a customer bar code printed on their boarding pass. Once customers go through the initial boarding pass screening with TSA agents, they will be directed to the expedited line. The security agency will still perform random screenings for PreCheck passengers.The original PreCheck program launched in Oct. 2011.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) Visit Tulsa World (Tulsa, Okla.) at .tulsaworld.com Distributed by MCT Information Services新蒲崗迷你倉

Source: Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahSept.儲存倉 04--Ben Behunin has always been fascinated with women's shoes."Guy's shoes seem lame and boring," he said.He recently purchased about 25 pairs of ladies' footwear -- ridiculously expensive shoes made of Italian leather that had been donated to Deseret Industries. He's not wearing them, but turning them into an art series called "If the Shoe Fits.""It's fancy women's shoes, with ceramic faces inside, and they'll hang on the wall," Behunin said. "They're hilarious -- you can't not laugh at them."If that doesn't tickle your funny bone, how about the artist's "Party Animals"? The silly, ceramic creatures are multicolored, and have antlers made of forks and spoons.An exhibit of Behunin's work opens with a reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, in Gallery at the Station.His ceramics, including serious works of art, will share the gallery space with paintings by Marion Hyde, art professor emeritus from Utah State University. The show continues through Oct. 1 at Ogden's Union Station.Written in clayJulie Lewis, a member of the gallery board at Union Station, describes Behunin's ceramic works as playful and experimental -- and also gorgeous."The thing about Ben is that he started working, and was poor, and had to get by with very little clay," Lewis said.As a result, he developed the ability to create very thin pottery."They're gorgeous things -- practically see-through pots, that are light and durable," she said. "He continues to experiment with clay, and come up with new and exciting things."Behunin, of Salt Lake City, started making pottery as a high school student, and continued studying at universities in Idaho, Utah and Hawaii. He also served an apprenticeship in Germany. He began making pottery full time about 12 years ago, and at one point was working with galleries across the country.In 2009, he authored and published a book called "Remembering Isaac: The Wise and Joyful Potter of Niederbipp." He followed it up with two more books about the same characters, set in a Quaker village in Pennsylvania. According to Behunin's blog, he's sold 28,000 copies of the self-published books."Since writing the 'Remembering Isaac' series, people have come to the studio and buy my work here, so I'm not having to go out and travel as much as I used to," he said.His studio is at his home, which he remodeled about 1 1/2 years ago."There's 500 square feet of handmade tile scattered throughout the home -- on stairs, backsplashes, fireplaces and in bathrooms," he said.Behunin inscrib迷你倉價錢d funny and serious sayings on some of the tiles."I know my kids will stop listening to me at some point, and I wanted them to at least be able to read the writing on the wall," he said.Muddy magicBehunin enjoys spending time with kids because they're naturally uninhibited artists."When you can create art without fear, magic happens," he said.But fear sets in, for most people, all too soon."When you're in kindergarten, first and second grade, everybody believes they're an artist. Then someone tells you your dog looks like a monkey, and pretty soon you start doubting your ability," Behunin said. "You give up on your art, and become a lawyer or dogcatcher instead."He'd rather live an artful life."If we can put our fear away, we can really create amazing things, and an amazing life," he said.Among the amazing things Behunin creates are extensively textured and colorful bowls, platters and teapots. Then there are his silly shoes, which include a pair of slippers with a mustached cowboy face, and animals like the walrus with whiskers made from broom bristles. He also embellishes ceramic pieces with glass and metal; he's bringing a new series of these mixed-media pieces, called "Guardians," to Ogden.The guardians are inspired by petroglyphs from Southern Utah, but with silly names like "Guardian of Whispered Love Songs," or "Guardian of Sexy Legs."Silliness and joyBehunin is serious about being silly."I think there's a lot of room in the world for joy," he said. "If you can find joy in the silly things in life, in the simple things in life, then it's easy to find joy in just about anything."A friend of Behunin's passed away not too long ago. He visited the 72-year-old several times before cancer took him, and they talked about art and joy."He said, 'It's all art,' and I think what he was trying to say is that if we can make anything artistic, we can make life beautiful," Behunin said. "You can make anything boring into something beautiful, just by spending a little extra time at it."Contact reporter Becky Wright at 801-625-4274, bwright@standard.net. Follow her on Twitter at @ReporterBWright.PREVIEW* WHAT: Art by Marion Hyde and Ben Behunin* WHEN: Opens with a reception 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6; continues 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, through Oct. 1* WHERE: Gallery at the Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden* ADMISSION: Free; 801-393-9890, theunionstation.orgCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah) Visit the Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah) at .standard.net Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉

Source: The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.self storageSept. 04--Zumba Gold: Zumba Gold takes the Zumba formula and modifies the moves and pacing to suit the needs of the active older participant. What stays are the zesty Latin music, like salsa, merengue, cumbia and reggaeton; the exhilarating, easy-to-follow moves; and the invigorating, party-like atmosphere. Registration required. Weekly 1:30-2:15 p.m. Mon, Sept. 9-Oct. 28. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $37 series; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-372Zumba Gold: Zumba Gold takes the Zumba formula and modifies the moves and pacing to suit the needs of the active older participant. What stays are the zesty Latin music, like salsa, merengue, cumbia and reggaeton; the exhilarating, easy-to-follow moves; and the invigorating, party-like atmosphere. Registration required. Weekly 6-6:45 p.m. Wed, Sept. 11-Oct. 30. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $37 series; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Zumba Gold: Zumba Gold takes the Zumba formula and modifies the moves and pacing to suit the needs of the active older participant. What stays are the zesty Latin music, like salsa, merengue, cumbia and reggaeton; the exhilarating, easy-to-follow moves; and the invigorating, party-like atmosphere. Registration required. Weekly 1:30-2:15 p.m. Fri, Sept. 13-Nov. 1. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $37 series; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Yoga: Learn how to go into and come out of a pose, use the breath, and periodically break down an individual pose. Registration required. Weekly 8:30-9:30 a.m. Tue, Sept. 10-Oct. 29. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $47 series; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Yoga: Learn how to go into and come out of a pose, use the breath, and periodically break down an individual pose. Registration required. Weekly 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thu, Sept. 12-Oct. 31. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $47 series; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Yoga: Learn how to go into and come out of a pose, use the breath, and periodically break down an individual pose. Registration required. Weekly 8:30-9:30 a.m. Tue, Nov. 5-Dec. 31. Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $47 series; .wilsonville.lib.or.us or 503-682-2744Yoga: Learn how to go into and come out of a pose, use the breath, and periodically break down an individual pose. Registration required. Weekly 8:30-9:30 a.m. Tue and Thu, Nov. 7-Jan. 2 (except Nov. 28). Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $47 series; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Tap Dance: All levels welcome. Registration required. Weekly 1:30-2:30 p.m. Wed, Sept. 11-Nov. 13. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $47 series; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Introduction to Meditation: Learn how meditation can help reduce stress and improve health. Instructor Surja Tjahaja presents scientific research that supports the strong affective relationships between mind and body. Tjahaja has an MBA from University of Southern California and has taught meditation for five years through the Lake Oswego, Milwaukie and West Linn park and recreation departments. 6:30-8 p.m. Tue, Sept. 24. Lake Oswego Public Library, 706 Fourth St., Lake Oswego; free; .ci.oswego.or.us/library or 503-636-7628CraftsKnitting for Everyone: Create a project of your choice in the class for beginners or anyone who wants a refresher course on basic knitting skills. Teacher is Alice Knox. Registration required. Weekly 1-3 p.m. Mon, Sept. 9-Oct. 28. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $47 series; .ci.wilsonville.or.us orKnitting a Felt Hat: Knitter Alice Knox offers personalized instruction in a fun group setting. Some knitting experience required. Registration required. Weekly 10 a.m.-noon Mon, Sept. 9-Oct. 28. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $47 series; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Knitting Felted Slippers: Knitter Alice Knox offers personalized instruction in a fun group setting. Some knitting experience required. Registration required. Weekly 1-3 p.m Wed, Sept. 11-Oct. 30. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $47 series; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Knitting a Linen Stitch Scarf: Knitter Alice Knox offers personalized instruction in a fun group setting. Some knitting experience required. Registration required. Weekly 3-5 p.m. Wed, Sept. 11-Oct. 30. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $47 series; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Family FunRead to the Dogs: Children can sign up for 15-minute sessions of reading to certified therapy dogs at the Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville. The child chooses the book and how much reading and petting to do. The dog handler encourages interaction with the dog and will offer reading help if the child requests it. Stop by the library to make an appointment or call Youth Services at 503-570-1599.Stories and Puppets in Spanish and English: Make a puppet and then use it to help tell a story in Spanish in the bilingual program迷你倉for all ages. Weekly 6-6:45 p.m. Mon, Sept. 9pDec. 9 (except Nov. 11). Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; .wilsonville.lib.or.us or 503-682-2744Baby Time: Ages 1-year-old and younger and their parents meet for books, rhymes, songs and playtime. Weekly 11-11:45 a.m. Tue, Sept. 9-Dec. 10. Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; .wilsonville.lib.or.us or 503-682-2744Toddler Time: Ages 1-2 and their parents meet for stories, rhymes and other activities. Weekly 10-10:30 a.m. Tue, Sept. 10-Dec. 10. Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; .wilsonville.lib.or.us or 503-682-2744Family Story Time: Bring the whole family for fun with books, stories and songs at the Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville:--Weekly 6:30-7 p.m. Tue, Sept. 10-Dec. 10.--Weekly 10:30-11 a.m. and 1-1:30 p.m. Wed, Sept. 11-Dec. 11.--Weekly 10:30-11 a.m. Thu, Sept. 12-Dec. 12 (except Nov. 28).K-2 Book Adventures: Students in kindergarten through second grade explore excellent books, classic tales and favorite authors through storytelling, puppetry and other fun activities. 4-4:45 p.m. Thu, Sept. 26 and Oct. 17 and Nov. 21 and Dec. 12. Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; .wilsonville.lib.or.us or 503-682-2744Cookies and Books: Grades 3-5 treated to free cookies while engaging in exciting book talks, creative storytelling, and interactive presentations about children's books. Then they can check out copies of the ones that sound best. 4-4:45 p.m. Thu, Nov. 14. Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; .wilsonville.lib.or.us or 503-682-2744OngoingWilsonville Farmers Market: Farmers, artisans, restaurants and business owners sell their wares with a focus on community, food education and sustainability. Live music featured. Weekly 4-8 p.m. Thu, June 6-Sept. 5. Sofia Park, 28836 S.W. Costa Circle W., Wilsonville; free admission; .wilsonvillemarket.com or 503-778-0262 or thursdaymarket@yahoo.comWilsonville Genealogy Club: Learn from experienced genealogists, discover new genealogical resources and tools, and discuss personal research and goals. Open to seasoned genealogists and beginners. Monthly 1-2:30 p.m. third Mon (except holidays). Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; Malia Laughton, 503-682-2744 or laughton@wilsonvillelibrary.orgStretch, Strength and Stamina: Exercise class for ages 55 and older. Weekly 11-11:45 a.m. Mon and Fri, June 17-Dec. 20 (except holidays). Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $1 drop-in fee; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727History Pub at McMenamins: The Wilsonville/Boones Ferry Historical Society, McMenamins and the Wilsonville Public Library team up to present programs focusing on Oregon's rich history. Monthly 6:30-8 p.m. the last Tue. See calendar at website for topics. McMenamins Wilsonville -- The Old Church, 30340 S.W. Boones Ferry Road, Wilsonville; free; .wilsonvillelibrary.org or Wilsonville Public Library, 503-682-2744 or reference@wilsonvillelibrary.orgBridge Group: Ages 55 and older can make new friends while playing the game. Weekly 1-4 p.m. Mon (except holidays). Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Quilters Group: Ages 55 and older can make new friends while creating projects. Weekly 9-11:45 a.m. Tue. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Pinochle and Cribbage: Ages 55 and older can make new friends while playing games. Weekly 1 p.m. Tue. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Photography Club: For ages 55 and older. Weekly 10-11:30 a.m. Wed. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Bridge Group: Ages 55 and older can make new friends while playing cards. Registration required. Weekly 1-4 p.m. Fri. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; $1 drop-in charge; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727First Friday Film: Watch the latest releases, from blockbusters to independent films, on a big screen. Snacks available for donation or bring your own. Monthly 6-8:30 p.m. first Fri. Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; .wilsonville.lib.or.us or 503-682-2744SupportDiabetes Support Group: Weekly 10-11:30 Wed. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; .ci.wilsonville.or.us or 503-682-3727Alzheimer's Support: Monthly 10 a.m.-noon the third Fri. Registration required. Wilsonville Community Center, 7965 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; free; 503-570-1526CivicWilsonville City Hall, Council Chambers, 29799 S.W. Town Center Loop E, Wilsonville.For information, visit .ci.wilsonville.or.us--Wilsonville City Council: Monthly 5 p.m. first and third Monday.--Wilsonville Planning Commission: Monthly 6 p.m. second Wednesday.-- Vickie KavanaghCopyright: ___ (c)2013 The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Visit The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) at .oregonian.com Distributed by MCT Information Services文件倉

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.存倉, Sept. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With an 80% rejection rate for traditional small business loans, New Idea Business Loans (.newideabusinessloans.com) offers small businesses a refreshing new approach to funding.(Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130905/PH74539LOGO-a )(Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130905/PH74539LOGO-b )President/CEO Jeffrey Levine hopes to put $60 million in working capital back on Main Street this year. His goal is to help rebuild the U.S. economy one small business at a time."Bankers and government bureaucrats have forgotten that small business owners are the backbone of the American economy," said Levine. "Banks simply don't seem to be interested in loaning small business owners money, and the SBA's requirements are time-consuming and out-of-reach for many businesses."According to Levine, New Idea Business Loans provides short-term loans of $5,000 to $500,000 to small businesses in all 50 states. "If your business is one year old, grosses $100,000 or more per year, and has a credit score of at least 525, we can likely help you grow."Levine continued, "Actually, in many cases we can provide small business loans to younger companies and to business owners with lower credit scores."Levine is no stranger to small business finance. He has owned many companies over the years that provide financial services to merchants, including credit-card and non-cash transaction processing as well as merchant cash advances."What we've created at New Idea Business Loans is a better way to provide small business owners the money they need, quickly, and with terms that won't hurt their businesses. We want to see small businesses flourish," said Levine."We have made the process of getting a small business loan as quick and painless as possible. Our 60-second online Quick Quote wi迷你倉l automatically tell you how much your business may qualify for. Approval takes about 48 hours, and the loan can be funded in seven to ten business days.""Unlike the government, an angel investor, friend, or family member, we won't tell you how to run your business or what to do with the money you borrow," said Levine. "Business owners almost always know best how to make their businesses grow. Sometimes it's simply a matter of moving, remodeling, or buying inventory. Other times a business owner might use the loan to buy out a business partner or to start a second business. We leave it completely up to them."The New Idea Business Loans website mentions that a small business owner might use a loan in order to:-- Upgrade equipment -- Buy out a partner -- Buy inventory -- Move or remodel -- Advertise -- Pay bills -- Expand -- Fulfill orders -- Start an additional businessFor more information about New Idea Business Loans' non-bank small business loans, visit .newideabusinessloans.com/working-capital/non-bank-business-loans-609/ and follow New Idea Business Loans on Facebook: https://.facebook.com/pages/New-Idea-Business-Loans/378011655651196.About New Idea Business LoansNew Idea Business Loans offers small business loans to companies in all 50 states. New Idea Business Loans believes current business strength is more important than credit scores or financial projections, allowing small business owners quick access to capital with minimal paperwork and no collateral.Press Contact: David Morgan, Email, (800) 478-6420 ext. 105.Read more news from New Idea Business LoansPhoto: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130905/PH74539LOGO-aphotos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130905/PH74539LOGO-bPRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.comNew Idea Business LoansWeb site: .newideabusinessloans.com/自存倉