text:
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Kylie Minogue
? Yes, it happened. So claims the big screen action hero.
Speaking to The Guardian, Van Damme addressed the long-standing rumour that the duo had a fling when they filmed the 1994 movie Street Fighter together.
Probed by the website's Alex Godfrey about one of celebridom's most unlikely hook-ups, the actor, who is currently promoting his new film The Expendables 2, says the pair had a dalliance in Thailand during the filming of the celluloid turkey.
"Oh ... who said that to you?" enquired an affronted Van Damme - who also previously claimed back in 1997 he'd romanced the songbird - when the conversation turned to the rumoured fling.
"I tell you what, you should ask her," he said. "She'll have a better memory."
He continued: "I'm 51 years old, do you know how much I was punched in the face on The Expendables? No, no. No. And let's just say it happened, so what? Who wants to know?
"Sometimes you let go of stuff ... I don't know, maybe," he added. "Yes. OK. Yes, yes, yes. It happened. I was in Thailand, we had an affair. Sweet kiss, beautiful lovemaking."
Van Damme went on to add: "It would be abnormal not to have had an affair, she's so beautiful and she was there in front of me every day with a beautiful smile, simpatico, so charming, she wasn't acting like a big star. I knew Thailand very well, so I showed her my Thailand."
Spot the euphemism. What a charmer.
"She's a great lady," he added.
Van Damme also dished on the time his ego got the better of him after the box office success of 1994 movie Timecop.
"Universal called, offering him $12m a film for a three-film deal. He demanded $20m," writes the Guardian, "Like Jim Carrey."
"I was f****d up, man. But you know, it was not about the money," he shared. "The people in the UK will read this and say, 'What a f*****g piglet.' Sorry about my expression! I was making movie after movie, and in between movies I was doing promotion. I was tired.
"Everything I was touching was making money. Jim Carrey was being paid a fortune. And I wanted to play with the system. Like an idiot. Ridiculous," he said.
"I was on the blacklist. That was it."
Click on over to the Guardian for the rest of his candid interview.
The Expendables 2 is out in New Zealand on August 30.
Watch the trailer here.
The briefs
And finally...
* Miley Cyrus shocks fans with new pixie crop, reportedly lands Two And A Half Men guest spot.
* The truth is still out there: David Duchovny says he'd love to do another X-Files movie. Shame the studio's not so hot on the idea.
* Brangelina fork out for designer wedding bling, booms The Sun.
* What's with Marilyn Manson and the F-bombing face?
* Check out the Spice Girls as they performed at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics.
* Katy Perry to 'gag' Russell Brand?
* Elton John fights back, says Nikita is no rip-off.
* Beyonce shares intimate family portraits.
* Jada Pinkett Smith speaks out about divorce rumours.
* Making bank: Lindsay Lohan reportedly set to pocket $2mil this year.
* New couple alert? Katy Perry and John Mayer together...again.
* "Ridiculous people with zero talent" - Bourne Legacy star Jeremy Renner is the Kardashians' number one fan.
- Blogger Bites Back


text:
The Impossible Tour: a pre-sold tour of 10 US cities in October/November 2011.
New York, NY - November 12th
Amazing art is made possible by large groups of people. Some artists have record labels, managers, and huge touring budgets. Those people get to take chances, put on amazing shows, have costumes, lighting, publicity, and tour busses.
The Impossible Girl has you. I'm tired of playing small shows. I want to play big shows. And what I mean by "big shows" is not just the size of the audience, but the size of the art. I can do a big show for 10 people. And here's how:
In June 2011 I put up a Kickstarter for my first ever pre-sold show in New York City. The show sold in 24 hours and I was able to put on an amazing show for an excited audience of people who helped make the show happen. I had an amazing stage set, projections, great sound, a wonderful webcast, and a show recording.
This time I'm doing a tour. Each city has a date, the venue will be determined by the size of the audience. 10 people means a magical house show, 100 people means an intimate venue, 1000 people means an amazing concert at a rock club with fantastic sound and lights.
The shows will only happen if you make them happen.
OCTOBER 14th - Los Angeles, CA
OCTOBER 15th - San Francisco, CA
OCTOBER 23rd - Minneapolis, MN
OCTOBER 27th - New Orleans, LA
Buy a ticket. Spread the word. Make art happen.
If you don't see your city on the list, don't be sad. I will add more dates if these shows sell well. The best way to get me to add dates is to tell people about my tour, then email me to tell me where you want me to play.
Molly Crabapple will be illustrating a unique poster for each show on the tour, that means your show gets its own poster. I'll be posting these as they are completed.
Touring is EXPENSIVE, which is why pre-selling a show is so important for me. $1000 is the minimum goal, but I can always use more. More money made = more money spent on making the show great.
- Travel costs
- Venue costs
- Merchandise
- Opening acts
- Stage decorations
Press Links for The Impossible Girl and pre-sold shows:
BBC - World Service Interview
(I will endeavor make all of these shows all ages. If for some reason I cannot make a show all ages I will find a way to put on a show just for my audience members who are under 21 and/or refund tickets.)
Questions about this project? Check out the FAQ
Funding period
- (30 days)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
When it comes to your eyesight, the darkroom is your brain - the visual centers that process the visual information sent by the eyes.
After an image is registered on the retina (film) it then has to be developed into a visual image (a photograph). This is done in the occipital region of the brain (the photographer's darkroom).
Vision - the formation of images of the physical world - does not occur until the brain receives impulses sent to it by the eyes. The darkroom of your visual system is a portion of the brain known as the visual cortex or the occipital lobe, which is located in the back of the head.
As everyone knows, the camera could take a perfect picture, but as a result of some error in processing the photograph could appear unclear or too dark or too light. Conversely, current computer-based processing techniques can greatly enhance the quality of an under-developed picture, bringing out greater clarity, detail and brightness.
But the human darkroom - the visual processing center in the brain (particularly the occipital region) - can take an image that is blurred and make it clearer in the brain. This human darkroom is much more complex and intricate than any computer.
How complex? As one example, the light that enters the eye hits the retina where the image registers upside-down. Fortunately the image is "righted" in the seeing centers of the brain, otherwise we would see the world upside-down. Vision, or the formation of images of the physical world, does not occur until the brain receives impulses sent to it by the eyes. This system is so complex that researchers still do not know exactly how the brain produces these visual images.
The photographer in each of us
What's missing from the eye/camera analogy is the complex role of the brain in the visual process.
In the case of the camera, it is the photographer who controls the camera - deciding what to shoot at, how much light to let in, what to focus on, for how long and from what angle.
In the case of the eye, each of us is our own photographer - and the choices we make about what we see and how we see are governed by the mysterious interplay between our physiological processes and our conscious and unconscious mental and emotional decisions.
Inner vision
Inner vision consists of two distinct aspects:
Many people with vision problems tend to have a negative focus about their eyesight, which only serves to reinforce the vision problem. Conversely, working to change your focus about your eyes can have a dramatically positive effect.


text:
Tell us: We want your tips for eating out with food allergies
If you or someone in your family has food allergies, you know how stressful it can be to eat out in restaurants.
We'd love to hear your tips on quizzing food servers, deciphering menus and navigating all those peanut-gluten-shellfish minefields.
And if you've found a local restaurant that goes above and beyond to make sure your meal is safe (and delicious!), let us know that, too.
Email email@example.com with your tips and we'll publish some of the best ones in May. If we use your tip, we'll send you a small thank you gift.


text:
A Reaction to "Mr. X"
Mr. X's reasoning in "Interview with a Barebacker" is ethically barren. If preventing HIV transmission is everyone's responsibility, then it is no one's responsibility.
Those of us living with HIV disease have the primary ethical responsibility for ending the epidemic for multiple reasons.
Ethical societies are established upon a few basic principles: the obligation to do no harm, to tell the truth and to act justly. Ethical actions never compromise the principle of doing no harm. They subordinate the goals of pleasure and happiness to the virtues of philanthropy and self-sacrifice. Activities or decisions that maximize happiness and pleasure may not serve the best interests of the individual or society.
Disclosure of HIV status is a component of truth-telling. However difficult, it is incumbent upon people living with HIV to disclose their status to potential sexual partners. Why? Because although small, even protected sexual activity carries with it some risk of HIV transmission.
Acting justly means doing what is right, fair and lawful. Society is founded upon the notion that any activity that knowingly, willfully or deliberately contributes to the transmission of any disease, HIV included, is wrong.
People with HIV infection have a greater ethical responsibility than others without the disease. This responsibility differs in degree and not kind from the responsibility of individuals with other infectious diseases.
The foundation of the PWA self-empowerment dates to a 1983 statement known as the Denver Principles. Two of these values embody abiding ethical wisdom: people with AIDS are recommended to "substitute low-risk sexual behavior for those which could endanger themselves or their partners" and "people with AIDS have an ethical responsibility to inform their potential sexual partners of their health status."
Lee Klosinski directs AIDS Project Los Angeles' Education Division. He can be reached by e-mail at email@example.com.
This article has been reprinted at The Body with the permission of AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA).


text: Suzuki Motor Corporation (Japanese: スズキ株式会社, Hepburn: Suzuki Kabushiki-Kaisha) is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu. Suzuki manufactures automobiles, four-wheel drive vehicles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines.. El Club de Diagramas es dónde los técnicos intercambian y comparten diagramas, manuales de servicio y todo archivo de información técnica útil para las reparaciones electrónicas.. Kawasaki ER5 Service Manual (Inglês) Kawasaki EX500-GPZ500S (Service Manual Clymer -Inglês) Kawasaki EN450-500 Vulcan 85-04(Service Manual Haynes -Inglês). 02/01/2018 GSX1100 GS1000 Clutch Solutions!. Dont forget this winter to call us for any Clutch parts you need for your Projects! We stock all the basic parts you need, friction and steel plates, Heavy duty and standard pressure springs , Falicon Clutch basket rebuild kits , MTC Billet baskets and straightcut gears, Quick access clutch covers, Centre bearings, Lock Up kits,. Free Motorcycle Manuals for download . Lots of people charge for motorcycle service and workshop manuals online which is a bit cheeky I reckon as they are freely available all over the internet. £5 each online or download them in PDF format for free here!!. MANUAL SECTION. The (IND#X) is an inventory control number; I do not sell my originals, if you can use a clean copy or need a couple/few pages of scanned info I can assist you - THIS IS NOT A FREE SERVICE AS MANY SEEM TO THINK!!. Expertly engineered, this seat will put you on the road to increased riding time and comfort. Note to K 1600 GTL owners: An additional optional purchase of BMW part #77348520028 is available from BMW for those GTL owners who wish to convert from the one-piece OEM seat to the two-piece OEM seats. This kit is cosmetic and is not required for mounting the seat or safe operation, but rather it is. Agreed. Forum member Gep has a 130 HP Yamaha 2-stroke on his 18 and I cruised with him for more than 600 miles two summers ago. The boat performed very well and got great mileage. Sure, I walked away from him in WOT runs, but how often are you running that fast?. Kirjasto - Japsikirjat - Ladattava aineisto . Hallussamme on muutamia korjauskirjoja ja huolto-ohjeita ladattavina tiedostoina .PDF muodossa. Tarvitset koneeseesi Adobe Acrobat Readerin, jonka voit asentaa tästä.Kirja lähtee latautumaan koneellesi klikkamalla sen nimeä.. Find a 125 in Exeter, Devon on Gumtree, the #1 site for Motorbikes & Scooters for Sale classifieds ads in the UK.. Dear Twitpic Community - thank you for all the wonderful photos you have taken over the years. We have now placed Twitpic in an archived state.. Subscribe now and save, give a gift subscription or get help with an existing subscription.. The original Micra (chassis name K10) was introduced onto the Japanese market in October 1982 as a challenger to the Honda City, Daihatsu Charade, Suzuki Cultus, and Toyota Starlet.It was intended to replace the Nissan Cherry as the company's competitor in the supermini sector, as the Cherry model sold in Europe had progressively become larger with each successive generation.. Autoblog brings you automotive news; expert reviews of cars, trucks, crossovers and SUVs; and pictures and video. Research and compare vehicles, find local dealers, calculate loan payments, find.


text:
Cattle prices are approaching record levels in several markets at the end of 2010 and are likely to take producers, packers and the rest of the cattle industry into uncharted waters in the coming year.
Analysts generally believe five market factors are expected to have the biggest impact.
First, beef demand. Projected decreases in beef production in 2011 will almost certainly pressure wholesale and retail beef prices higher.
"The ability to pass on the impacts of reduced beef supplies will depend on continued recovery in beef demand," says Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension livestock marketing specialist. "Recessionary weakness continues to limit middle meat demand, though signs of recovery are evident at the end of 2010."
The news is not all bad for consumers, though. Increased competing meat supplies, mostly increased poultry production, are in a position to potentially temper retail beef prices somewhat.
To read the entire article, link here.


text:
Note: You will have enough dough left over for another tart or for some other use. The dough can be kept in the freezer for up to 3 months or so (longer if you have a good freezer and wrap the...
building a better pantry: homemade mozzarella
Just like homemade butter or ricotta, homemade mozzarella will change how you view this mild, un-aged cheese.
If you've ever had a mozzarella-tomato salad (also known as insalata carprese) made with really good mozzarella, you know that what they (whoever "they" are) put on pizza is a shadow of mozzarella. Mozzarella lite, if you will.
As with all cheeses, making mozzarella is like magic. In a feat of culinary transformation, a humble gallon of milk becomes a smooth, lightly tangy, stretchy, thoroughly meltable cheese.
There are several good mozzarella recipes out there. Mine is based on Ricki Carroll's from Home Cheese Making. She has a 30-minute mozzarella recipe as well, which I hear good things about. I haven't tried it because I infinitely prefer the flavor that live cultures give to the final product over citric acid. What's more, I believe that high-quality cheese demands patience. There's nothing difficult about it, but you need to be able to wait.
Let's discuss bacteria cultures. Buying live cheesemaking cultures can be a little daunting, but there's really nothing to it. For basic cheesemaking, two cultures are needed: mesophilic and thermophilic. If you can reach back in your memory to biology class, you might recognize these words. Mesophilic cultures are composed of bacteria that thrive in moderate temperatures (between 80°F and 110°F). Thermophilic bacteria thrive in higher temperatures (as high as 132°F).
There are other cultures out there. Lots of them. But for now, what you need to know is that the basic two are mesophilic and thermophilic. For mozzarella, you'll use a thermophilic culture.
I like to use lipase in my mozzarella. Lipase simply gives a stronger flavor to many Italian cheeses, such as mozzarella. It is made of the pre-gastric glands at the base of an animal's tongue (calves, kids, or lambs more specifically), which are dried and ground into a powder. This is not a vegetarian additive, so feel free to leave it out. It's not necessary to include lipase in your cheeses. It simply results in a more flavorful end product.
Finally, you'll need to track down rennet. Rennet can be found in tablet or liquid form, and you can find either vegetarian or non-vegetarian rennet. I use the liquid form, which is available at some health food stores (I've seen it at my local coop) or online. Some critics of vegetarian rennet say that, in time, it gives cheeses an off-flavor. For un-aged cheeses like mozzarella, however, this is not an issue, so vegetarian rennet will be just fine.
For those of you who are a little daunted by the idea of having to find and purchase bacteria cultures, there are methods of making mozzarella that use citric acid. Food52 has a great one, and it will serve you in good stead.
The reason I like to use powdered culture is, again, because I feel it gives the final product more flavor and produces a more authentic cheese. But then again, after apprenticing with a cheese maker, I know that using powdered cultures is no big deal, and for a packet of mesophilic culture that contains enough to culture 250 gallons of milk, you'll pay just over $10. Not a bad deal if you plan on making cheese more than a few times.
Homemade Mozzarella
Adapted from Ricki Carroll's recipe in Home Cheese Making
makes about 1 pound of cheese
1 gallon fresh milk
to 90°F in a large saucepan. I advise using whole milk for a higher yield. You can use goat's milk, in which case you will not need the lipase.
Turn off the heat and add:
1/8 teaspoon thermophilic starter culture
(1/8 teaspoon lipase powder, dissolved in 2 tablespoons cold water)
Stir well, using a rubber spatula in a top-to-bottom motion to thoroughly distribute the culture. Cover the milk and let ripen for 30 minutes.
4 drops liquid rennet, dissolved in 2 tablespoons cold water
Stir, again using the top-to-bottom motion. Cover again and let the milk coagulate for about an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes.
To test the curd, there are multiple methods. Over time, you'll develop a feel for when the curd is ready. My favorite is to use the back of your hand to gently press down on the curd mass at the edge of the pan, where the milk and the pan meet. If the curd is ready, it will pull away from the sides of the pan without breaking.
Using a sharp knife or an offset spatula (such as the ones used for spreading frosting on cakes), cut the curd into 1/4-inch cubes. Do this by cutting the curd mass into thin strips in one direction, then cut into thin strips in the opposite direction (cut perpendicular to your first cuts). At this point, your curds are in the shape of really long rectangles, stretching from the top to the bottom of the pan, so you'll want to cut them again, this time diagonally. This is a difficult step to explain, so my advice is to cut the curds as close to the right size as you can, and then later, when you stir the curd, break up any larger curds as you go.
Let the curd sit, covered, for 15 minutes.
This resting process allows the curds to firm up slightly so they aren't quite as fragile.
Heat the curds to 100°F. You'll want to do this slowly, so use the medium-low setting on your stovetop. Stir constantly. Once the curds have reached 100°F, turn off the heat and let rest, covered, for 5 minutes.
Drain the whey from the curds. You can save it for another use (making ricotta, making whey-based drinks, making lacto-fermented pickles, or for giving to your chickens) or simply throw it on the compost heap.
Fill your sink with 102°F water, and set the pot of curds in the water. Every 20 minutes for 2 1/2 hours, drain off the whey and flip the curds over. This is not set in stone--I fell asleep during this process once, and everything was fine. The general idea is that you want to keep the curds warm (thus the water bath), drain off whey, and give the curds plenty of time to acidify.
After 2 1/2 hours, tear the curd mass into small pieces about the size of quarters. Place half these curds in a bowl of 170°F water, and, with gloved hands (I just use dishwashing gloves that I reserve for mozzarella making only), knead the curds. Eventually, and in my experience this doesn't take very long, the curds will knit together into one mass--this can take anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes.
Work the curd mass with your fingers until it becomes smooth and shiny. At this point, you should be able to pull the cheese like taffy. Repeat this process with the remaining curds.
You will now have two smooth balls of mozzarella.
Combine in a medium bowl:
1 pound kosher salt
1/2 gallon cold water
Place the mozzarella in the cold water to firm it up and salt it. This takes about one hour. At this point, the cheese may be eaten fresh or refrigerated for up to one week. I have also had great success freezing this cheese. In fact, if you would like to grate it, it's much easier to do if the cheese is partially frozen.
Hopefully you can give me
Hopefully you can give me some advice, Meg. I've attempted to make mozzarella three times in the last few months... all with some exceptional raw whole milk. The first, and most successful, try was using Ricki's 30-minute mozzarella recipe without any changes. It was lovely and soft and stretchy, but it lacked flavor. Next I tried the more involved "traditional" recipe using a thermophilic culture. The resulting curds would not stretch. They pretty much stayed in curd state in the 180° water and bled butter, even after 20 minutes. I chalked it up to not keeping the curds consistently at 100° (the pot I was using wouldn't fit in the sink) to let the bacteria work on the lactose and make them sufficiently acidic. I thin tried your recipe, which calls for less milk that would fit in a smaller pot that would fit in my sink with the warm water during the fermentation phase. Long story only slightly less long, after following your instructions to the letter, I came out with the same non-stretchy hard mass of squeaky curds that never acquiesced to gentle mozzarella-dom. Do you think I'm doing something wrong? Is the milk perhaps not cooperating? Is my culture dead? I'm ending up with lots of lovely pseudo-ricotta after a buzz in the food processor with a bit of whey, but I want mozzarella! Any ideas as to what might be going wrong would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time!
Thank you very much for
Thank you very much for replying to my post! I will try cutting back on the rennet,though the same amount performed exactly the same in both the citric acid (successful) and culture (flop) versions. I will also try lowering the temperature of the water. The problem has been that the curd doesn't stretch or come together at all; I can't get to the point where I might overstretch it. I'll keep at it. Thanks again!
Thanks for such a marvelous,
Thanks for such a marvelous, down to earth, informative celebration of food know how. One suggestion- as above"..or simply pur (the whey) it down the drain." Please, never pour any nutrient rich stuff down the drain. We import chemical nutrient to feed our plants and then throw organic nutrient down the drain to create massive and far reaching problems of eutrophication. Give it to the compost heap, or any patch of biologically healthy soil, the soil web will utilise it very quickly.
But thank you! I love your work!!
: ) thanks once again : ).
: ) thanks once again : ). off to the garden and kitchen now to get funky... (it is preserving time, tomatoes, pears, bunya nuts, basil, apples.. blah)
Hi Shana, I can't see when
Hi Shana, I can't see when you posted your comment so you may have learned what it was that went wrong by now. If not, it's possible that you didn't let the curds 'ripen' at the optimal temperature after draining the whey, which is when the acid is produced that allows for a good stretch. At any rate, good luck :)
I have made this long form
I have made this long form mozzarella twice with success. However,I have been experiencing a very poor melt on pizza. I use homogenized 3.25% milk, Choozit TM82,lipase,and animal rennet (double strength). I get a great stretch and the cheese is smooth and shiny....What could be going on?....PS I grate it for pizza.


text:
The item has been added to Your Basket
✕ Close
A classic
contemporary look and feel with cool crisp whites interspersed with pastel
colours and gold embellishments for that added touch of glamour. All combined
with a strong clarity and concentration of scent, a hallmark of Voluspa
With the focus
on classic black as a theme to this collection with gold and contrast colours
added for a touch of luxurious indulgence while still incorporating scents
classic to Voluspa but with a unique twist.
A contemporary twist
on classic floral illustrations gives this collection a fresh touch of
elegance, with familiar Voluspa fragrances which exude blossom overtones for a
rich concentration of scents.
Inspired by the rich lustre of vermeil silver, with graceful glass shapes, star embossed lids and speckled silver linings to create a hand-blown vintage effect for Vermeil's custom designed glassware.
Paying tribute
to the fine art of Japanese papermaking throughout its design, the fragrances
are skilfully combined with demure floral packaging and a luxurious hand
crafted aromatic palette.
A classic colourful and contemporary look and feel with black interspersed with vibrant crisp colours and gold embellishments for that added touch of glamour. All combined with a strong clarity and concentration of scent, a hallmark of Voluspa quality.
This collection is inspired by the undisputed Queen of Flowers. The glasses are carved with a geometric cube pattern like the unique layering of each petal on a single rose. It is truly art in fragrance to have the nuance of Rose.
Deliciously Sweet
Invigorating inspiration from the sea with notes of linden,
moss and vetiver, which have a fresh, young vibrant feel for a cool home
Fresh spruce tones of sandalwood exude scents that inspire to create a warm and inviting aroma.
Invigorating and fresh fragrances, citrus and fruity scents take from nature with pears, apricots, oranges and apples to energize with a light yet crisp home fragrance.
Floral fragrances are always popular by bringing the scents
from the garden indoors, with inspiration from roses, jasmine, lavender and
plum blossom they exude home fragrance with senses abound.
Aromatic inspiration from the world of food with fragrances like chestnuts, vanilla and cocoa - almost good enough to eat.
Relaxing yet invigorating at the same time, green fragrances like litchen, bamboo and olive leafs create an aromatic aura to unwind with.
Vibrant spicy and oriental fragrances use scents like pomegranate, cloves and cinnamon to give a warming sensual home fragrance with depth and richness.
Woody scents use fragrances such as vetiver, Cypress, Spruce and to create a unique opulent and warming feel
You are here: Home / Collections / Maison Blanc / Amaranth & Jasmine
View as:
Shop by collection
Shop by fragrance
© Voluspa 2019 luxury candles UK, distributed by Aroma Home. All rights reserved.


text:
Mixed into a long memo sent by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to his employees was new information about changes to its workforce.
For one thing, he wants to measure everything and everyone by a new standard: data.
Nadella is creating something he calls "Data and Applied Science" for every product team. The purpose is "measurable outcomes for our products and predictive analysis of market trends."
He didn't clarify, but it sounds a lot like what companies like Facebook and Amazon do. They don't guess at new projects and features. They test them, gather data, and make decisions from that.
It also sounds as if he's working on a new employee review processes. Former CEO Steve Ballmer ended Microsoft's controversial stack-rank system late last year, a system that pitted employees against each other. Now employees are waiting to hear how their new CEO will judge them in the coming year and beyond.
Again, no details but definite hints that something is in the works. He wrote, "You will see fewer people get involved in decisions and more emphasis on accountability. ... We will increase the fluidity of information and ideas by taking actions to flatten the organization and develop leaner business processes. Culture change means we will do things differently. Often people think that means everyone other than them."
Although Nadella is new to the CEO role, remember that he's a longtime Microsoft executive who's been with the company since 1992. Internally, he's known as the guy who gets rid of middle management from the units that he's run.
Underneath it all, employees are waiting on information about layoffs from the acquisition of Nokia. There was some subtle language in the memo that news would come soon.
He wrote, "On July 22, we'll announce our earnings results for the past quarter and I'll say more then on what we are doing in FY15 to focus on our core. Over the course of July, the Senior Leadership Team and I will share more on the engineering and organization changes we believe are needed."
Employees won't be surprised to hear about layoffs if they do happen.
Microsoft's new fiscal year just began on July 1 and a few months earlier, at the end of April, Microsoft closed its mega $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia, adding about 25,000 employees to the roster. Large deals like that almost always involve employee cuts, and there have been a variety of hints since the merger was first announced that Microsoft would be making cuts with this one, too.
For instance, when Microsoft agreed to buy Nokia's handset business in September, it said it would find $600 million in annual cost savings within 18 months after the deal closes.
Sources just told Bloomberg's Dina Bass that trimming $600 million will likely involve trimming jobs in areas where the two companies overlap.
In fact, when Ballmer announced the deal, he identified a number of job roles at the company that would need to "integrate." These included finance, legal, HR, PR, customer support, business development, purchasing, and IT.
So changes are definitely coming, and everyone is waiting to hear details, hopefully later this month.
We reached out to Microsoft to request comment. Microsoft has previously declined comment on upcoming changes to its workforce.
Get the latest Microsoft stock price here.


text:
USD 1,300,000 Allocated for Creating Job Opportunities for Youth in SudanJan 28, 2014
Khartoum - The Government of Sudan, The India, Brazil and South Africa Facility for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation (IBSA Fund) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) endorsed today a USD 1,300,000 project for the creation of youth employment opportunities in Sudan.
The "Creation of Job Opportunities for Youth in Sudan through Labor Intensive Work Opportunities' Project" is the first initiative by IBSA countries in Sudan, in line with the South-South Cooperation's framework.
The project aims at creating a labor intensive model to avail rapid and sustainable employment opportunities for young unemployed and unskilled laborers through building capacities and availing employment opportunities for improved livelihoods.
In his opening remarks, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Mr. Ali Al-Za'tari welcomed the generous contributions by the Governments of India, Brazil and South Africa that came in the interest of Sudanese youth. "The project represents a significant South-South partnership to support employment among youth across Sudan's states."He said.
The Government of Sudan through the Ministry of Human Resources Development and Labor, the Ministry of Finance and National Economy and Khartoum State are key partners in this two-year project that aims to establish a national intensive labor model that will be piloted first in Khartoum State.
The meeting was attended by H.E Mr. Antonio Carlos N. Don-Pedro Ambassador of Brazil, H.E. Mr. Sanjay Kumar Verma Ambassador of India, H.E. Mr. Graham Maitland Ambassador of South Africa, Ms. Yvonne Helle UNDP Country Director and representatives from the Ministry of Human Resources Development and Labor, Ministry of Finance and National Economy and the Khartoum State's Ministry of Guidance and Social Development.
Partnership with the three countries representing the three continents – Asia, South America and Africa - helps bring in knowledge transfer, expertise and best practices to support developing countries. The IBSA Fund focus areas of development work include health, education, sanitation, food security, agriculture and capacity building sectors.
Commending the initiative, Ambassador of Brazil H.E. Mr. Antonio Carlos N. DON-PEDRO stated, "This is a historic moment in terms of cooperation with the Government of Sudan. This is the first initiative for IBSA in Sudan. Indeed, we have numerous low -cost and effective initiatives that can be replicated to effectively alleviate poverty in Sudan."
For further information, please contact:
Head of Poverty and MDGs unit. : Mr. Ahmed Elhaj
Email : email@example.com


text:
Main bands
Random album
Appelpop, Tiel
Last interviews
Last events
Within Temptation - Interview @ Appelpop (Tiel, NL) - 13.09.2008
Before Within Temptation's concert in Appelpop, Robert Westerholt took the time to answer some of our questions. We talked about the release of the Black Symphony DVD. Another part of the discussion involved the upcoming Theater Tour. We talked a little bit about the future and more precisely about the next album. To conclude, we came back on the Rock en France performance, where WT opened for Metallica.
Metal-Ways: How do you feel about the soon to come release of the Black Symphony DVD?
Robert: I'm very proud of it, and it doesn't happen very often. I know that, at least for fans, it will be amazing. I think they will enjoy it a lot. I think that the special thing with this DVD is the concert because it's recorded in such a high quality and it was such an experience! Besides, there is quite a nice interview with the band, from a Dutch television channel. We never had it on a DVD before, so it's really nice.
M-W: In which way were you involved in the editing and the producing process?
They make the first mix and then we go through the whole thing and we say: "Can you take a shot from this, can you take a shot from that…" This is how it works. The better the people are, the less you have to do.
M-W: In a previous interview, you said that the band really likes acoustic performances, and that it is one of the reasons for the Theater Tour. Are there other reasons?
You know, we got the offer to do it. Then, I also checked with another band that was playing in a theater. What's so nice about the theater is that it's very intimate, much more than a club show, even if it's a club show for 300 people. If everybody sits, everybody sees everything perfectly. It's very much about the music. That's a very exciting thing.
M-W: But do you really think that people are going to remain seated? Because WT fans are clearly not used to stay still!
Yes, I think they will. Well, I hope that in the end they will stand up. That would be cool.
You know, it's a different show. I mean we are also going to play electric. It's not going to be full acoustic. We're going to play songs differently.
M-W: Are there going to be surprises on this tour? For instance special guests or very old songs?
Yes, there are going to be some songs we haven't played a lot, and also some songs which you wouldn't expect so much to be played acoustically. And show wise, I think there will be a few surprises.
M-W: Could you give me a hint?
We're going to try to make it a very magical show...
M-W: In a French interview, I read that you were going to use this acoustic concept to make another DVD. Can you tell me more about it?
No, we won't. There's no plan for that. At this point, we're just going to record it for ourselves.
M-W: This year, you supported Iron Maiden on a few gigs. Their tour was called Somewhere Back In Time, and they performed very old songs. Is it a thing that you would like to do with Within Temptation somewhere along the line?
I think we need at least five more albums to do something like that.
M-W: You said many times that the French audience was really nice. So do you think that one day there will be a Live in Paris DVD?
Live in Paris sounds very nice. That's great, that's like Live in Tokyo. Absolutely, maybe if we do more Black Symphony concerts with the orchestra in other countries...
M-W: Is this something you're working on?
Yes, we are working on it. We don't know if it's possible but we're going to try to do it [still talking about Black Symphony concerts in other countries].
M-W: In Rock en France, you did an interview where you said that you hadn't any new material yet. But do you know in which direction you want to work?
Yes, it's probably going to be kind of a concept, but it's so early still that nothing is really sure yet. But we're trying to look in that direction.
M-W: Will it still be less metal than before?
We never felt that we sounded less metal. I even think that the last album is the heaviest record we made. So for us, that's never a discussion. It has to do with the music which comes out of you. We are always experimenting more to ourselves, although I don't think we make such big changes.
We have to surprise ourselves (in a good way of course). That's for us the most important thing.
M-W: In Rock en France, you opened for Metallica. The French Mets fans were not that respectful to you. How did you manage to keep smiling and trying?
To be honest, I hardly see them. I'm so into the show... I don't really have problems with it. And it's also the other way around : if there are people supporting us, among them there will be people looking completely bored at the other bands. That happens as well. It's fine...
M-W: Over the past eight years, you only missed two editions of the Appelpop. What's so special about this festival?
I don't know. It also surprises me that we played here so much and I think that it's also because our schedule is often free at the beginning of September because we have no tour and the festival period is over. So it's again the last festival we're going to play this year. Another strange thing is that it's always great. Every year you think that maybe Appelpop is going to be boring, but it never is.
M-W: What would be for you the best thing about being a part of Within Temptation?
The best thing is that you can make your music. The creative part of the whole thing is, for me, absolutely the best thing.
Within Temptation official website: http://www.within-temptation.com/
Within Temptation on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/withintemptation
22.03.2014: All new review of Anette Olzon's Shine available now online!
11.04.2010: All new interview of Krypteria available here!
01.05.2009: A new interview of Martijn Westerholt from Delain is available here!
27.02.2009: A new interview of Candice and Staif from Eths is available here!
We hope you like it!
30.12.2008: A new interview of Ivar De Graaf from Kingfisher Sky is available here!
14.09.2008: A new interview of Robert Westerholt from Within Temptation is available here!
22.07.2008: New photo gallery! Now you can can comment pictures and browse them more easily. Try it for Delain!
16.06.2008: Read our new interview of Anneke van Giersbergen from the band Agua de Annique here!
15.06.2008: Two new interviews have been added.
We talked to Chibi and Rainbow from The Birthday Massacre. Read it here!
Charlotte Wessels, from Delain, also answered our questions. Read it here!
17.04.2008: We are currently working on the Metal-ways.com database. You may encounter some small problems but they won't last!
06.04.2008: Today, Metal-ways.com celebrates its first birthday!
04.02.2008: Shoutbox
Now, you can find a shoutbox on Metal-Ways homepage. You can comment on anything you want, as long as it's respectful!
03.09.2007: After Forever's interview is online!
Floor Jansen answered our questions just before Sander's comeback on stage after a 4 months long absence. See After Forever's interview
17.08.2007: Krypteria's and TheNAMe's interviews at Summer Darkness are online!!!
08.08.2007: New equipment and new gallery style!
> During the Nirwana's Tuinfeest, we were able to test our new camera. We'll try to use this one from now on.
03.05.2007: Delain's interview in Lille online!!!
Charlotte and Martijn answered our questions before their first show in France.
Check Delain's interview in the Delain category.
06.04.2007: Metal-ways.com is finally online!!!
Enjoy it, and don't hesitate to report errors, broken links, or suggestions!
Random album
Raismes Fest, Raismes
Warning: date(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected the timezone 'UTC' for now, but please set date.timezone to select your timezone. in /data/metal-ways_com/www/includes/colonne_droite.php on line 113
No gig planned.
Copyright © 2007-
Warning: date(): It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected the timezone 'UTC' for now, but please set date.timezone to select your timezone. in /data/metal-ways_com/www/includes/disclaimer.php on line 3
2019 Metal-ways.com. All Rights Reserved.
No part of this web site, including photos and videos, may be copied, transferred, posted, published or reproduced in any form without prior written approval of the site owners.
Kingfisher Sky @ Boerderij
Das Ich @ Marseille
Kivimetsän Druidi @ Jas Rod
Battlelore @ Jas Rod
Korpiklaani @ Jas Rod
Within Temptation Theater Tour (Enschede)
Within Temptation Theater show (Almere)
Epica @ Rockstore
Kells @ Rockstore
Kane @ Appelpop
Within Temptation @ Appelpop
Agua De Annique @ Appelpop
Within Temptation @ Rock En France
After Forever @ 013
WT @ Summer Darkness
Delain @ Coqrock
Star Industry @ Coqrock
Vegas For Millions @ Trailerpop
Delain @ Trailerpop
Silkstone @ Trailerpop
Five Last Words @ Trailerpop
WT @ Bêkefeesten
Delain @ Bêkefeesten
GTE @ Bêkefeesten
Kingfisher Sky @ Boerderij
CUE @ Boerderij
Epica @ Tivoli
Delain @ Tivoli
Agua de Annique @ Lille
Agua de Annique @ La Loco
Arch Enemy @ Le Bataclan
After Forever
Agua de Annique
Arch Enemy
Kingfisher Sky
Leaves' Eyes
Birthday Massacre
The Gathering
Within Temptation
Glenn Hughes
In Extremo
Sonata Arctica
The 69 Eyes
All Bands
Christmas Metal Symphony
Finnish Fire Tour
Appelpop 2008
Rock En France 2008
Summer Darkness 2008
Coqrock 2008
Trailerpop 2008
Bêkefeesten 2008
Ayreon Release Party
Special evening with Delain
Metal Female Voices 2007
Raismes Fest 2007
Geuzenpop 2007
Westerpop 2007
Summer Darkness 2007
Nirwana's Tuinfeest 2007
Walhalla 2007
Earthshaker Festival 2007
WT Fanclub Day #2
Trailerpop 2007
Artefacts Festival 2007
Appelpop 2006
M'era Luna 2006
Lokerse Feesten 2006
Evolution Festival 2006
WT Fanclub Day #1
Graspop Metal Meeting 2006
Bêkefeesten 2006
Wacken Open Air 2005
Evolution Festival 2005


text:
You are currently browsing the tag archive for the 'self-representing' tag.
Can you believe that it will already be December 6th tomorrow?
Don't forget to join us at the Mobile Botanical Gardens between 9 am and 4 pm for the Coastal Artisans' 3rd Annual Christmas Art Show and Sale.
For more info about the artists and directions to the Gardens, please visit: http://thecoastalartisans.blogspot.com


text:
Thursday, December 15, 2011
the 21 club
1. I have been a vegetarian for over a decade. The thing that swayed me into vegetarianism was the cartoon show Brace Face. I saw an episode where Sharon Spitz works at a meatpacking factory, and I've never touched meat since.
2. I don't trust boys who giggle a lot. It's unnatural and I think that it means they are up to something.
3. I compulsively lie all of the time, usually about small things and when it makes my story sound better. And I think admitting that makes me the worst liar of all time... or the best.
4. Besides blogging, I also write for my university newspaper, write poetry, and make experimental short films.
5. I hate odd numbers.
6. My guilty pleasure is watching a marathon of old episodes of "Law and Order: SVU" while eating a scoop of Baskin Robbins' gold medal ribbon ice cream.
7. I don't believe in celebrating my birthday - not in a Jehovah's Witness sort of way, just birthdays always tend to disappoint me so I don't expect much from them.
8. I can quote every line from The Philadelphia Story, Notorious, Help!, A Hard Day's Night, several Andy Hardy movies, Rebel Without a Cause, Almost Famous, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and practically the entire catalogue of films made starring Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, and Marilyn Monroe.
9. My favorite authors are Colette, Truman Capote, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lewis Carroll, Ernest Hemingway, David Sedaris, Chuck Klosterman, and Simon Doonan. But my favorite author of all-time is Virginia Woolf. My favorite poets are Frank O'Hara, Sylvia Plath, Dylan Thomas, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac. And I think Bob Dylan is a damn fine poet as well.
10. I change how I feel and who I want to be about a dozen times a day.
11. My favorite words is 'brilliance,' with 'luminescence' (which I am stealing from Michael Cunningham after hearing him say it when he came to one of my classes a few weeks ago) being a close second.
12. Right now, I really want to look like Sienna Miller's character Nikki in the movie Alfie.
13. I have a personal bucket list - among the first things listed are to move to Paris, visit Morocco, follow a band on tour, cut my hair into a pixie cut, live life like an Audrey Hepburn movie for a year (obviously that would include me dating William Holden ... I haven't quite figured out how that'll work yet).
14. I live an incredibly superficial existence, mostly revolving around the shoes I am lusting after at the moment, the beauty products I've decided I cannot live without, and the movie I am incessantly quoting.
15. I have severe crushes on Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino / Troy from Community) and Keith Richards.
16. I want to live inside of a French New Wave movie (preferably one by Godard, if I can make a choice on the matter).
17. In my dream world, I would just quit school and become a rock star.
18. My favorite book would be a tie between Faithfull by Marianne Faithfull and Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. A close third would be Infinite Variety, the biography on the Marchesa Luisa Casati.
19. I am a hoarder - I keep all of the makeup I purchase, the magazines I subscribe to, papers I get, and clothes I buy (regardless of if they fit or if I particularly like them or not). Apparently Edie Sedgwick was like this as well, so at least I am in good company.
20. There are so many classes that I want to take (that unfortunately my university doesn't offer): sewing, knitting, French cooking, costume jewelry making, t-shirt printing, pastry making, language classes in Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Italian and German, etc.
8 comments:
- Klara Tavakoli said... [Reply to comment]
Happiest 21st birthday to you, darling Alexis – I hope it's a real blast, but don't go too crazy! I'm happy to know you in the blogosphere!
- December 16, 2011 at 2:22 AM
- Laura said... [Reply to comment]
Happy birthday!!!
I love lists like this! I also adore Donald Glover & Keith Richards, Infinite Variety, and Dylan Thomas. Don't you think he looks just like James Dean? So handsome! I am also a hoarder and am rather superficial as well. And number 10? Oh girl, me too.
Happy birthday again, I hope it surpasses your wildest (or lowest?) expectations!
- December 16, 2011 at 1:28 PM
- angel corpus christi said... [Reply to comment]
very impressive #8.
- December 18, 2011 at 10:44 PM
- Jessica said... [Reply to comment]
Happy Birthday :)
- December 19, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- JessM said... [Reply to comment]
Oh my goodness I soooo relate to this! I want to do a blog like this for my birthday in January. I'll be 24 though... wowza. I feel like I have a pretty superficial life sometimes to because all I think about is playing music, musician crushes, and an ever expanding list of records to look for. Needless to say I don't even tell many people in my town about stuff I'm into because they don't like anything that hasn't come out in the past five years. Le siiigh. Thank God for the blogging community:)
- December 20, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- misslikey said... [Reply to comment]
happy birthday! love how you described yourself.
p.s. I also want to live in one of Godard's movies
- December 21, 2011 at 2:48 AM
Hi! Let me wish you a related happy birthday! I just visited your blog today, and I find it really good. I tell you, I was actually looking for a blog like yours, and I'm trying to be like the young Jane Asher right now. So, I'm really happy to find your blog!
- December 23, 2011 at 8:28 AM
- HAMMER FOREX said... [Reply to comment]
- April 4, 2018 at 11:37 PM


text:
Cisco Announces New Cloud Collaboration Capabilities and Deployment Options
In meeting with customers and partners, I hear repeatedly how key market transitions – mobility fueled by the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend, cloud as a delivery model and the pervasive use of video – are dramatically shifting how organizations communicate and collaborate, both internally and externally. They want to collaborate from anywhere, at anytime, and on any device — with a superior user experience. For maximum business benefit, they want to accelerate collaboration services across their organization. They want options and they need agility.
Today, Cisco unveiled multiple enhancements to our Cisco Collaboration portfolio — delivered via public, private, hosted/managed cloud models — that provide customers access to an expanded set of market-leading collaboration offerings. Customers have greater choice in how they deploy collaboration offerings based on their specific needs or requirements. They also have new options for accelerating collaboration across their business quickly, securely, and reliably.
Advancements to our Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) capabilities span Cisco Unified Communications, TelePresence, and Customer Collaboration (contact center). With these developments, Cisco HCS partners — service providers, systems integrators, wholesalers and resellers — can deliver an even more robust unified collaboration experience to their customers as an "as-a-service" cloud-based model. This is good news for customers who want an integrated collaboration experience, and prefer to work with partners to get it. Customers can enjoy greater flexibility, new capabilities and a level of customization that matches their needs. These advancements come at a time when Cisco HCS continues to gain traction in the market. In the past year, the number of certified Cisco HCS partners has grown more than 100%, providing global customers with an even broader choice of providers offering comprehensive collaboration offerings.
So what are these enhancements you ask?
- Customers can now get faster deployment and ROI from Cisco TelePresence through the new Cisco TelePresence-as-a-Service (TPaaS). With this hosted service, customers can now connect multiple locations simultaneously and simply buy or lease endpoints without investing in the back-end technology. Additionally, customers can now conduct telepresence meetings at any time rather than having to make a meeting reservation.
- Contact center customers that want to simplify operations can now have a certified Cisco HCS partner manage multiple contact centers for them. Additionally, agents will be able to provide faster, better and more accurate service when they use the new highly-customizable web 2.0 collaboration desktop that pulls the relevant information they need together into a single, modifiable cockpit.
- Rounding out the Cisco HCS enhancements are advancements in Cisco Unified Communications. In June, Cisco announced Cisco Unified Communications Release 9.0 and now, just months later, that rich functionality is available through HCS. In simple terms, we offer feature parity for UC, on premises or from the cloud.
Cisco WebEx Web Conferencing continues to experience tremendous growth and adoption. The number of WebEx meetings held through the public Cisco WebEx Cloud increased a staggering 38% year over year for a total of 9.6 million meetings and 1.8 billion meeting minutes! Fueling that growth is the popularity of our mobile WebEx Meetings client which has been downloaded more than 2.7 million times on iOS and Android devices.
With today's announcement of Cisco WebEx Meetings Server, customers can now get that same rich WebEx user experience and functionality on the device of their choice but from an on-premises deployment, hosted in their own data centers where they have full control. They also will benefit from integration with Cisco Unified Communications that spans IP telephony to conferencing. At the beginning of next year, that integration will also include new seamless escalation from a Cisco Jabber IM session to a full Cisco WebEx meeting directly from a Jabber client.
I encourage you to learn more about today's announcement by reading the press release and watching a live keynote by OJ Winge, SVP and GM of the Cisco Collaboration Technology Group, today at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time (replay available at 11 a.m. PT) in our Cisco Collaboration Virtual Experience. You'll also learn how Cloud Collaboration is an integral piece of Cisco's Collaboration strategy. Learn more now.
In an effort to keep conversations fresh, Cisco Blogs closes comments after 60 days. Please visit the Cisco Blogs hub page for the latest content.


text:
Found this as I was researching the free palliative care provided by Otago Community Hospice
in Dunedin, New Zealand and following links.
Sourced from Corpus: conversations about medicine and life
S Men
The men are at lunch, sitting outdoors with an eye
on the world and another on the menu. They are all
getting back in shape, to their peak condition.
Supper-Man orders a porterhouse steak with fresh
salad. Ticks all the boxes for protein and five
vegetables per day, leaves plenty of room for later.
Slider-Man limbered up before he arrived.
Restless now, he orders a snack of raw fish
with soy sauce; easy to slither down the throat.
Resting his small intestine for a day, Stoma-Man
chooses his white bread rolls and chicken broth.
To aid digestion he chews thoroughly and sips slowly.
There are plans to be made, inventions to patent.
Forces of evil proliferate, paranoid leaders congregate
in specific Pacific tax havens.
Stoma-Man redesigns his bag. At the outlet a nozzle
can turn as required, on his belt a trigger can secretly fire
a flow of optional ammunition.
Bullets of former frozen carrots aim for the eyes
of traitor spies, a steady stream of watery output
sprays the open mouths of tyrants, hydrant control
loosens the outlet to maximum pressure, shoots
the opponent's face with a paste in ostomy choke mode,
blocking the airways when life's on the line.
Heroes of the universe, upholders of integrity, fighters
for liberty. Courageous, outrageous, hopeful and helpful.
The all new secret service S Men are reporting for duty.
~ Jenny Powell, 2017


text:
Accessibility tools
Service tools
Language selector
Navigation path
Left navigation
Additional tools
Other available languages: none
European Commission
Brussels, 20 July 2012
Joint Statement by Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva and Commissioner Andris Piebalgs on the Horn of Africa, a year after the declaration of famine
One year ago, the United Nations declared famine in Southern Somalia. At that time, the entire Horn of Africa was dramatically affected by a major food crisis triggered by drought, conflict, high food prices and the near impossibility of humanitarian organisations to reach the people who needed aid in Somalia. Malnutrition and mortality rates rose to unprecedented levels and hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia crossed the border to neighbouring countries, often reaching refugee camps on the verge of death from exhaustion and hunger.
The European Commission and Member States responded to the crisis from its outset; providing fast, generous and sustained assistance. Building on its long-established relief programmes in the Horn of Africa, the European Commission mobilised a total of €181million in fresh humanitarian aid funding from the EU budget in 2011, reaching some 6.5 million people in need of relief. We then significantly stepped up our assistance as the crisis grew worse.
Thanks to the massive international assistance given and the abatement of the drought, today the overall situation in the Horn of Africa is better than at any time during 2011, but the challenges remain huge and there is no room for complacency. Food insecurity continues. There are still close to 9 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.
The uneven distribution of rains and the conflict in Somalia which regularly spills over into neighbouring countries mean that the situation could easily worsen again. In refugee camps, most notably Dadaab in Kenya, the safety of residents and humanitarian workers is increasingly compromised. This is why the European Commission is not lowering its guard and continues to provide humanitarian assistance that is adequate to the scale of the needs on the ground.
In parallel to our massive emergency assistance, the European Commission has put in place an approach for the longer term, with the aim of reducing the scale and severity of such crises in the future. Droughts will continue to affect the Horn of Africa, but famine and hunger must be avoided by addressing the root causes of food insecurity and by building countries'' and people's resilience to the shocks and stress of climate change.
To this end, the European Commission recently launched SHARE - Supporting Horn of Africa Resilience. This is an approach that combines the muscle of its humanitarian and development aid instruments to strengthen the Horn of Africa's resilience to future crises. SHARE is a sign of Europe's long-term commitment to addressing the chronic food insecurity in this region.
As part of SHARE, €250 million are currently being invested to improve ways people can make a living and provide essential public services in the most affected areas of the region. This is Europe's way of providing 'smart aid' – aid that is well-targeted and links immediate measures to long-term efforts to make people more resilient and better able to help themselves.
The hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa has claimed many lives and caused suffering to millions of people. To honour the victims of the crisis, we will continue to do our best to assist the region in avoiding further famines. Food security and strengthening resilience is at the core of our actions in the Horn of Africa and other regions which are plagued by chronic food crises. We will work hard to ensure that the joint efforts of the EU, international community and national authorities will lead to a better future for people living in these vulnerable areas.
The Horn of Africa is faced with increasingly frequent and intense droughts. At the same time, population growth, increased pressures on resources, insecurity and prolonged geo-political instability have made it harder for the e poorest people and communities to cope with and recover from the droughts.
The 2011 drought, declared to be the worst in 60 years, caused shock that was exacerbated by heightened insecurity and high food prices, and led to a large humanitarian crisis affecting over 13 million people in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti.
One of the world's largest humanitarian donors to the Horn of Africa, the European Union provided €788 million in relief aid to the region in 2011. The European Commission alone has provided €181 million and has reached 6.5 million people in. For 2012, the Commission has allocated €132 million in humanitarian assistance to the Horn of Africa. The target areas for this aid are food assistance, nutrition, water and sanitation.
This assistance is helping people to purchase and transport food, as well as providing of medical care, as well as of water and sanitation. Contributing to the survival of millions of people, it is also supporting the first steps in the recovery process, for instance through the provision of seeds and tools, improved water management, and restocking of herds.
In response to the 2011 crisis in the Horn of Africa, the European Commission also developed an approach that aimed to not only address the immediate problems on the ground but also to foster long-term food security and build up the population's ability to cope with future droughts. This approach, entitled "SHARE - Supporting Horn of Africa Resilience" was further developed in early 2012 and aims to break the cycle of crises by strengthening the resilience of the local population and communities.
Projects and programmes of SHARE address, among other things, improved management of natural resources (land, water, grazing), livestock development (livestock health, trade), agriculture (improved and adapted practices, small-scale irrigation), alternative income generating activities and provision of basic services (water, sanitation).
For more information
Hot topic - "Horn of Africa crisis: one year on":
MEMO 12/591 - EU Development Cooperation – Horn of Africa
Link to ECHO's factsheet on the Horn of Africa:
Website of the European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs:
Website of the European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva:
Side Bar


text:
In early 2016, dual heavenly scientists announced that a spook world is stealing in a inlet of a solar system, good over a circuit of Pluto. Their claim, that they done formed on a extraordinary orbits of apart icy worlds, fast sparked a competition to find this supposed Planet Nine — a world that is estimated to be about 10 times a mass of Earth. "It has a genuine draw to it," pronounced
Reebok SPARTAN RACE TERRAIN SUPER 3 SNEAKERS Cheap Low Price Cheap Sale Shop For jpu2wbHK0g
, an astronomer during Yale University. "I mean, anticipating a 10-Earth-mass world in a possess solar complement would be a find of unequaled systematic magnitude."
Now, astronomers are
reporting that they have speckled another apart world
— maybe as vast as a dwarf world — whose
Blundstone Boots for Men Booties On Sale Black Leather 2017 10 Best Online With Paypal Free Shipping HUiac
that it is expected to have been shepherded by Planet Nine. The intent confirms a specific prophecy done by Konstantin Batygin and Marketable Cheap Price Online For Sale Florsheim Pascal Cap Toe Oxford Cheap Sale Fake uXqtum1GX
, a astronomers during a California Institute of Technology who initial argued for Planet Nine's existence. "It's not explanation that Planet Nine exists," pronounced David Gerdes , an astronomer during a University of Michigan and a co-author on a new paper. "But we would contend a participation of an intent like this in a solar complement bolsters a box for Planet Nine."
Gerdes and his colleagues speckled a new intent in information from a
Pre Order Pay With Paypal Cheap Online CARSON 2 Neutral running shoes cacaca bOeW5qN
, a plan that probes a acceleration in a enlargement of a star by contemplating a segment good above a craft of a solar system. This creates it an doubtful apparatus for anticipating objects inside a solar system, given they mostly circuit within a plane. But that is accurately what creates a new intent unique: Its circuit is slanted 54 degrees with honour to a craft of a solar system. It's something Gerdes did not design to see. Batygin and Brown, however, expected it.
Two years ago, Batygin and Brown made a box for Planet Nine's existence formed on a rare orbits of a handful of apart worlds famous as Kuiper belt objects. That tiny race loops external toward a same plot of a solar system, a materialisation that would be intensely doubtful to occur by chance. Batygin and Brown argued that a ninth world contingency be shepherding those worlds into their weird orbits.
What's more, Batygin and Brown also expected that over time, Planet Nine's sobriety would pull these Kuiper belt objects out of their stream craft and into ever-higher orbital inclinations. Although astronomers have already speckled a weird race of worlds that circuit a intent perpendicularly to a craft of a solar system, they had never held an intent transitioning between a dual populations. "There's no genuine approach to put something on an circuit like that — solely that it's accurately what we expected from Planet Nine," Brown said. Batygin records that a new intent fits so ideally with their indication that it roughly looks like one of a information points in their simulations. "A good speculation reproduces data— though a good speculation predicts new data," he said.ProTip!
(773)348.4581
[Tweet "A good website makes your phone ring. – @crestodina #webdesigntips"]
For more ideas on mobile navigation and buttons, read how to design a button .
We hope these tips gave you new ideas and inspiration for your menus. Ideally, you can implement your ideas quickly in your content management system. A good site is flexible, letting you adjust the labels and order of your menus.
There are exceptions to every rule. Not sure if you should make a change? Ask an expert web strategist to review your Analytics with you.
Make your navigation work well for both human visitors and search engine robots. Your Analytics will thank you for it!
Any other ideas or questions? What about the "home" button? Is it necessary? Do you put your phone number in your header? Add your comment below.
By signing up you are agreeing to our
ERTODAO Hightop trainers dark grey Fake For Sale wNsqsGdQ
Great piece, Andy! I've been working in SEO for years and I still learn something new from each of your articles. Thanks for the intro to the Link Juice Test.
I think it always will be between the minimalism, the user needs, a false UX and our appetency to show more. Thank you very much. I have 10+ years of the marketing experience but your articles is very useful for me,
Hi Andy!
I have a question about two different options for navigation, and I'll use a 'Services' link as an example –
1. Services is listed on the navigation menu and when it's clicked a dropdown menu appears with a list of 8 services. Each service brings you to it's own page.
2. Services is listed on the navigation menu and it leads directly to a page called Services which then includes 8 links to 8 separate pages about those services.
Is one of these options better for SEO? I like option 2 better, but I was told that the more information is in the navigation bar, the better.
I would generally prefer option two, since it's a better way to guide visitors through the site. But if you have a lot of options (10+) the "mega dropdown" might be a good choice.
And I would look for any label other than "services." Try to be descriptive! It's better SEO and better UX…
If you can't identify the seven most important things to put on your menu, without drop-downs and with concise yet informative descriptions, you probably haven't put enough thought into what your website is about.


text:
It doesn't get much lower...
... than this.
The trust had the MPs photographed in front of a blue screen, which should have set alarm bells ringing...
Many NHS trusts might be ashamed to have fed tea and biscuits to a government minister, but Tameside General Hospital was so proud of it that they actually faked a picture of the Culture Secretary standing with other MPs.
On a less ridiculous note, here is a picture of me meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown last week and fascinating him with my views on doughnuts and their role in the 21st Century police force.
Gordon is flabbergasted to discover that WOMEN are allowed in the police force nowadays, AND can eat doughnuts on duty.
Is it me, or has the tone of this blog gone downhill lately?
I do hope so.
Copyright of PC Bloggs.


text:
Polyurethane Resin
Polyurethanes are versatile materials that can be tailored for many different applications. A wide variety of hardness, cure speeds, viscosities, mechanical and thermal properties are possible. Alchemie manufacture an extensive range of two component polyurethane systems for applications such as vacuum casting, RIM casting, clear casting, model making and tooling.
PU3548ALCHEMIX PU 3548 is a tough, durable, polyurethane elastomer of 80 Shore A, used for mould making or prototype parts requiring high tear strength and excellent abrasion resistance. Learn More


text:
Mayor Bloomberg 's controversial ban on large, sugary sodas fell flat Monday when a judge shredded nearly every legal argument advanced by the mayor's lawyers and tossed the regulation out.
The sweeping ruling, a day before the ban was to take effect, was a stinging setback for Bloomberg, who won national acclaim in pushing the regulation — and condemnation that he was creating a nanny state.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling dismissed the rule as "arbitrary and capricious," with too many loopholes and exemptions, siding with soda companies and business groups that had taken the city to court.
Tracing the Board of Health's powers more than 300 years to the late 1600s under Britain's King James II, the judge said the city agency simply had no authority to issue it. Only the City Council had that power, he said. "One of the fundamental tenets of democratic governance here in New York, as well as throughout the nation, is the separation of powers. . . . No one person, agency, department or branch is above or beyond this," the judge said.
Judge Milton A. Tingling put the kibosh on Mayor Bloomberg's ban one day before it was to go into effect.
The rule "would not only violate the separation of powers doctrine, it would eviscerate it," the judge said.
The rule would have banned sales of sugary sodas larger than 16 ounces by restaurants, movie theaters, pushcarts and sports arenas. (read the whole article here)
Personally, I find it curious that, if Bloomberg wanted to limit the intake of sugary drinks, there was no exemption for sugar-free drinks.
Views: 817
No they don't.
I am a New Yorker and I can tell you Bloomberg is a nut job.. The guy seems to do whatever he feels like. Although I agree with his smoking ban, because 2nd hand smoking does affect the surrounding people, but a sugary drink only affects the person drinking it. I understand he wants to curve obesity in American since it is one of the biggest rising health epidemic America is about to face, but there are other ways to go about it. Banning a drink will do anything. Obesity comes from a hereditary disposition so it can be only be treated by eating healthy and exercising for the individuals themselves. Even if you ban it, like I said, obesity will still be a problem and it will only infringe on the rights of other who are not affected by this epidemic
There are ways around the soft drink size limit, like ordering two 16 oz drinks. Plus, the exceptions made no sense. Why bother banning sugary soft drinks if a 20 oz malted milkshake is still legal? And you can still buy huge drinks in convenience markets. Stupid.
If he's really concerned about people's health, ban all tobacco products, insanely huge restaurant portions, and...oh yeah...what about alcohol?
I don't get the man at all. At times he says some good stuff which you can agree with and then out of no where he comes up with the most ridiculous things. If bloomberg had the power, he we would definitely ban all of that. But he knows very well if he tried ban alcohol, we would be publicly hanged. We already went through prohibition era in our history and that quite did not work out well.
I think he should go south and try to ban McD's sweet tea. Everyone down there should know that most of McD's stuff (and those fried chicken places) causes teen pregnancies to rise, especially on Sundees afta charch. I mean Sundays after church.
hmmmm....no Mickey D's or KFC in the Big Apple? I kinda doubt it.
But do they have that huge, sweet tea in NY? (I just assumed not, but could be wrong.)
I shouldn'ta made fun of southerners. But dat's where I growed up. They already got their own righteous laws there, for sure.
Lol. I'm part-southerner (always lived around the mason-dixon line) and dat don't botha meh none.
yea they do, there are dime a dozen Mickey Ds and KFC in the city.
Oneof the most popular McDonald is in Times Square. Oh boy do I feel bad for the employees who work there. They barely have any free time.
I love this! Causes teen pregnancy to rise? That's funny! I might use that later... But in all seriousness I think that many politicians DO have weird options like that with no basis in logic or knowledge. "The female body has ways of protecting itself against pregnancy in cases of rape." Remember that? So although I see what you said as satire it reminds me that we have real dummies in power.
Sounds like another win for democracy! Nanny Bloomberg will just have to rely on persuasive advertisement campaigns or something.
It's insulting that Bloomberg thinks the average person is too stupid or weak to change their drinking habits once they learn about the connection between obesity and soda. Personally, I water down my juices and pop to about a 10% concentration and only indulge in that now and then. I'll have an actual pop every couple of weeks because I prefer to eat my superfluous calories.
Educate people about the food they consume from an early age. Most people have no idea how much sugar is in fizzy drinks or how much salt is in processed food. Then they can make better decisions. It is also quite common for people who are overweight not to think that they are or to realise how unfit they are. Something needs to be done because obesity is not going to be a problem soon, it already is now.
Do some web searching on the influence of Pepsi's fabulous Mountain Dew product in the hills and mountains of Applachia. It is insidious in it's ability to addict the local townspeople. The effects of tooth decay in this area is staggering.
All Americans should vehemently support their right to early cardiovascular disease or diabetes. It's almost become a right of passage to put yourself in this condition. Honey Boo Boo anyone????


text:
Star Trek TNG Uniform Hoodie
And the Sky's the Limit
- ST:TNG uniform top as a hoodie
- Choose red (Command), blue (Sciences), or gold (Operations)
- A ThinkGeek exclusive!
Troi: How do you do, Lal?
Lal: I am functioning within normal parameters.
Data: Lal, this is Geordi La Forge.
Lal: Purpose for exterior drapings, Father?
Wesley: (mouthed only) Father?
Data: It is an accepted custom that we wear clothing.
- "The Offspring"
And it is an accepted custom amongst geeks that we wear clothing that recollects our favorite science fiction and fantasy franchises, hence these Star Trek: The Next Generation Uniform Hoodies. Modeled on the two-piece, Robert Blackman uniforms from seasons 3 forward, these hoodies are a ThinkGeek creation and exclusive.
The hood features piping along the edge. When the hood is up, it's a hoodie. When the hood is down, it mimics the collar of the uniform. We made these without pips so that you can add your own, appropriate to your rank. And we assumed many of you already had a working combadge. If not, you can pick one up from us to wear with this.
Choose from screen-accurate blue or gold or a modified screen-accurate color for red. Why modified? Because CBS agrees that unless you're walking around with a television lighting crew, the screen-accurate red will probably look too dark, so we're using the approved variant color. The blue and gold are the actual screen-accurate colors, which means blue may look a little more green and the gold may look more a little more brown than you were expecting (our photos are accurate). If so, request better lighting.
This full-zip hoodie is 80% cotton / 20% polyester. The colors are pieced together, not printed on. It has two front pockets and ribbed cuffs and bottom. We recommend that you turn the hoodie inside out before washing in cold water. Tumble dry low.
Sizing Table
|41 in.
|46 in.
|50 in.
|53 in.
|56 in.
|58 in.
|38 in.
|42 in.
|45 in.
|48 in.
|51 in.
|53 in.
|Length (from where hood meets shoulder)
|27 in.
|28½ in.
|30 in.
|31½ in.
|32½ in.
|33½ in.
|Sleeve Length (from shoulder seam)
|24 in.
|24½ in.
|25 in.
|25½ in.
|26½ in.
|27 in.


text:
How to Use
the Readings
Inquiry Question
Reading 1: Representational Architecture
By the late 1920s, an increasing number of unique buildings became visible on the highway landscapea giant milk bottle, tea kettle, teepees, and even a duck. Previously limited to amusement parks, these follies attracted the attention of passing motorists. Many of these buildings were examples of literalism in advertising, that is, they were giant signs advertising the products sold inside.
Teapot Dome Service Station
Selling oil products from a teapot-shaped structure was intended as a humorous reminder of the Teapot Dome scandals that rocked President Warren G. Harding's administration (1921-1923). That controversy sent U.S. Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall to prison for leasing government oil reserves in Teapot Dome, Wyoming, and Elk Hills, California, to private producers. The Teapot Dome station continues to operate as a full service gas station and is a familiar sight to travelers in eastern Washington.
The Big Duck
In 1937, owner Martin Maurer moved the Big Duck four miles southeast to Flanders, where it occupied a prominent roadside location near the duck barns and marshes of Maurer's new ranch. The Riverhead area, including Flanders, was the center of Long Island's well-known duck industry. By 1939 there were approximately 90 duck farms in the county.
Maurer's unusual tactic for enticing customers to purchase his ducklings was apparently a success. The Big Duck's prime location, on one of the main roads leading east from New York City to the Hamptons, earned it a lot of attention. Many criticized the Big Duck, especially in the 1960s and early 70s, but architect Robert Venturi claimed that it clearly combined functional and symbolic aspects of architecture, and therefore was noteworthy. In fact, Venturi coined the term "duck" to describe a building in which the architecture is subordinate to the overall symbolic form.
The Big Duck closed in 1984, and since 1988 it has been located in Sears-Bellows Pond County Park between Flanders and Hampton Bays on eastern Long Island. It now houses a retail gift shop operated by the Friends for Long Island Heritage.
Benewah Milk Bottle
Owner Paul E. Newport built two such milk bottles as retail outlets for his thriving Benewah Dairy Company. His advertising stated that the bottles were "designed to build better men and women by making dairy products attractive to boys and girls. No expense will be spared to make these new stores as sturdy as fine, and as good as the products they represent." To mark the opening of the new milk bottle stores, Newport sponsored a soap box derby on Post Hill, an event that was enjoyed by thousands of young people.
Shell Service Station
The Shell station is yet another excellent example of literalism in advertising in the 1920s and 1930s. The building's form visually repeats the Shell gasoline brand and is a three-dimensional representation of the Shell trademark. The building is literally a sign, an advertisement that is read and immediately comprehended. The structure is an unusual survival of early 20th-century advertising techniques and merits recognition and preservation.
Recognizing its historical value, Preservation North Carolina spent a year and $50,000 bringing the landmark back to its original lustre. Workers chipped away layers of faded yellow paint to find the Shell's original yellow-orange color. They repaired the original front door and fixed a crack that had been patched with black tar. The carwash a wooden, trellised shelter that allowed cars to be washed and serviced in the shadehas been reconstructed. Restored pumps and replica lamp posts donated by Quality Oil Company add the finishing touches to the restoration of this quirky and beloved landmark. Preservation North Carolina currently uses the former gas station as a satellite office.
Questions for Reading 1
1. Why would the Teapot Dome Service Station be considered a "folly"? Why is it considered a political joke? What more can you find out about the Teapot Dome scandal from a U.S. history book or an encyclopedia?
2. The Big Duck, Shell Service Station, and Benewah Milk Bottle are examples of literalism in advertising. What does this mean? Do you think it is an effective form of advertising? Why or why not?
3. Is the Teapot Dome station a "duck"? the Benewah Milk Bottle? the Shell Service Station? Explain your answers.
Reading 1 was compiled from the following National Register of Historic Places Registration Forms: John Auwaerter, "The Big Duck" (Suffolk County, New York), 1997; Nancy Compau and Scott Brooks-Miller, "Benewah Milk Bottle" (Spokane County, Washington), 1986; Leonard Garfield and Richard L. Thomas, "Teapot Dome Service Station" (Yakima County, Washington), 1985; and Brent Glass and Mary Alice Hinson, "Shell Service Station" (Forsyth County, North Carolina), 1975.


text:
Be the Best That You Can Be! Learn to Set Goals in LifeTopix
Goals are the best way to set yourself up for success. To achieve goals, you must establish a plan and create steps to help you get there. It's necessary to build specific and measurable goals, make yourself accountable and visualize your progress to motivate yourself to keep going. Thankfully, the LifeTopix app provides an effortless way to set goals and build a plan to turn your dreams into reality.
LifeTopix is an extraordinary all-in-one app for organizing work and life. It is smart, simple and powerful. Parents, real estate agents, freelancers, contractors, business owners, students, teachers and others use the LifeTopix app every day to manage their busy lives. 100,000 users and growing!
Watch the Video to Learn How to Set Goals
Watch this video to learn how to create goals with the LifeTopix app and how to follow a plan to achieve those goals.


text: 7 Qualifying Events for Health Insurance May 29, 2017 For a window of time each year, you're able to enroll or make changes in your employer plan or your individuation plan. But what happens if you have a life event that changes your need for health insurance outside of your open enrollment period? If you've experienced a significant life event, you might qualify for a special enrollment period. This special enrollment period may allow you to enroll in a health plan or change your coverage. 7 examples of qualifying life events: Getting Married Don't let your window of opportunity slide while you're on your honeymoon or reminiscing over your wedding day. Getting married qualifies you for a special enrollment period. During this time, you'll be able to add your spouse or other dependents to an existing plan or shop for new coverage. Birth or Adoption of a Child Growing your family by having a baby, adoption or foster care means it's time to take a close look at everyone's medical needs and ensure they're met by your healthcare plan. Use your special enrollment period to add your new family member to your plan or make other plan changes. Divorce What happens if you're currently on your spouse's policy and you're getting divorced? Navigating a divorce can be difficult and your health insurance coverage is an important factor to consider and make any necessary changes to during the special enrollment period. Change in Employment Status If you lose your employer-sponsored health insurance because you leave your job or get laid off, you qualify for a special enrollment period. Newly Graduated or Turning 26 New graduates who participated in student health plans and those who are turning 26 and currently covered under their parent's plan are also granted a special enrollment period. The Affordable Care Act allows you to remain on your parents' health insurance plan up to age 26 but once you "age off" your parents plan, you must obtain your own coverage. Moving Moving doesn't necessarily qualify you for a special enrollment period. However, since most insurance plans are specific to a particular geographic area, you might qualify for a special enrollment period so you can obtain health coverage in your new location. Loss of a Loved One Coping with the loss of a loved one is emotionally difficult and can bring many life changes, which might mean a change in your health insurance coverage if they were providing you with health insurance coverage. Knowing that you and your family have the right coverage plan in place can provide peace of mind. At any stage in your life, a Farm Bureau Agent can be a resource for the education, information, and ultimately, the coverage you need to protect your health. http://www.insure.com/health-insurance/special-enrollment-period.html https://www.optimahealth.com/individual/Pages/SpecialEnrollmentPeriodsforIndividuals.aspx http://www.insure.com/health-insurance/special-enrollment-period.html


text:
Get down and dirty with the most gorgeous women in Hollywood, the hottest singers and the sexiest female athletes!
See the hottest celebs sucking cock while getting their wet pussies fucked and jizzed on in hardcore fake photos!
All persons depicted herein were at least 18 years of age at the time of photography. All images, content & intellectual materials are Copyright © 2009 FakeFantasy.com. All Rights Reserved.


text:
In web development scripts like jQuery and Ajax becomes very handy for web developers. If you are a learner or a expert these scripts is really helpful of all.
In this post I have shared free jQuery and Ajax scripts to help our upcoming web developers. In this list includes - A Drop-Down Menu Plugin for jQuery, Rotating jQuery Tabs, Sliding Login Panel with jQuery, AJAX Loading Panel, Mysql Ajax Table Editor, jQuery youtube playlist plugin etc.
Nice & Clean Sliding Login Panel built with jQuery
Please note the Login and Register forms in this demo will not work "out of the box" without a user login system pre-installed on your site (e.g. PHP/MySQL user login system)! However, most of the CMS such as Joomla, Drupal, Wordpress, etc have a login system integrated in their platform. So if you are using one, read their documentation to see how you could implement this script into your CMS.
Download | Demo
Uploadify is a jQuery plugin that allows the easy integration of a multiple (or single) file uploads on your website. It requires Flash and any backend development language. An array of options allow for full customization for advanced users, but basic implementation is so easy that even coding novices can do it.
Uploadify is available under the GPL and MIT licenses. This allows Uploadify to be used in a number of applications and commercial products.
Download | Demo
Mysql Ajax Table Editor
Mysql Ajax Table Editor is a php script that will allow you to create web pages to edit mysql tables in a matter of minutes. Similar to phpMyEdit but way better. Some of MATE's features are advanced search, order by columns, edit multiple rows, language support and join other tables.
Download | Demo
jQuery youtube playlist plugin
Download | Demo
nmcDropDown: A Drop-Down Menu Plugin for jQuery
A quick jQuery plugin for creating drop-down menus. Very nice and easy to use.
Download | Demo
Datepicker and Calendar Eightysix
Calendar Eightysix is an unobtrusive developer friendly calendar and datepicker, offering a better user experience for date related functionalities. The successor of the popular Vista-like Ajax Calendar! Key features:
:: Quick navigation by jumping back and forth between months, years and decades without drop-down boxes
:: Highly and easily customizable
:: Packed with three themes
:: Lightweight (9.5 kB compressed)
:: Purely javascript; AJAX-less and no PHP needed
Download | Demo
Rotating jQuery Tabs
Tabs are generally used to break content into multiple sections that can be swapped to save space, much like an accordion.
By default a tab widget will swap between tabbed sections onClick, but the events can be changed to onHover through an option. Tab content can be loaded via Ajax by setting an href on a tab.
Download | Demo
jQuery Highlighter - Easy to use jQuery Plugin
Highlighter easy for customization. Keyboard enabled.
* Keyboard Navigation (arrowkeys + ESC)
* Highly Customizable
* Autoplay
* Todo Accessible
* Todo Cross Browser Compatibility
Download | Demo
Fancy Sliding Tab Menu
The Fancy Sliding Tab Menu is back and better than ever in Version 2 and this time an idle state listener is included to bring all the tabs back to their normal state after a desired amount of time without mouse movement on the window.
The menu is developed in script.aculo.us and as mentioned above has some extra features as requested in comments after the last version of the Fancy Sliding Tab Menu.
Download | Demo
AJAX Loading Panel
Enhance your site's look and feel during AJAX requests with the fully customizable state-of-the art Web 2.0 AJAX Loading Panel without writing a single line of code!
All you have to do is to follow a few easy steps, modify a couple of properties and add the show and hide methods to your XMLHttpRequest function.
Download | Demo
Do you any opinion, please leave a comment.
10 Super jQuery and Ajax Scripts for Web Developers
In web development scripts like jQuery and Ajax becomes very handy for web developers. If you are a learner or a expert these scripts is really helpful of all.
21 comments :
- Lahandi said...
This is really cool list Mr Rakesh. Glad you post this!
- January 16, 2010 at 3:03 AM
- wespai said...
nice collect some to
- January 17, 2010 at 6:13 PM
- Anil Labs said...
Thank you Mr.Rakesh,
Very Nice post and very nice collections.
- January 20, 2010 at 1:00 AM
- web design ashford said...
Great article, and a very interesting list!
- January 22, 2010 at 3:53 AM
- web development said...
Web Development Applications is only the keyword who guides you. There are some companies that need business-to-business interaction via web-services. Outsourcing projects transfer procedure is getting most popular and convenient.
- January 23, 2010 at 2:41 AM
- Web design Company said...
Great information in this post and the menu is developed and as mentioned above has some extra features as requested in comments after the last version.
James Parker.
Web design Firm
- February 8, 2010 at 2:27 AM
- johns said...
Nice post! Thanks for sharing with all. Website is essential for every business, web development and design is the most superior part of website.
- February 18, 2010 at 1:41 AM
- Website Designers said...
Ajax is now becoming one of the main source for client-side to create interactive web applications. Thanks for sharing simple and detailed post.
- March 1, 2010 at 3:40 AM
Really nice blog, very informative. Thanks dude for wonderful posting. Keep it up in the future as well. SEO Services India
- October 19, 2010 at 12:19 AM
- vjackcon said...
Its great Blog.We provide affordable Search engine optimization services with internet marketing.
- December 22, 2010 at 3:58 AM
- hire php developers said...
ajax is great tool for save page loading time and gives a very good effective way to present web page.
- January 25, 2011 at 8:15 AM
- PHP Developer India said...
Its useful posting..Thanks for this useful posting
- February 5, 2011 at 12:19 AM
- Jeune gay said...
Thanks for this sharing ;)
- February 12, 2011 at 5:25 AM
- Los Angeles Web Development said...
It's really super script of jquery and ajax scripts. good for beginners and even ready made will help a lot.
- February 18, 2011 at 9:54 PM
- bharathi said...
Very nice post and also very useful
Thanks for posting.
- March 3, 2011 at 1:51 AM
- Web Design said...
Rakesh Bro I must say you are really good in your field looking forward to seek from stuff from you.
Thanks & Regards
- April 9, 2011 at 12:21 AM
- dining room furniture said...
When reading a few of your other posts I enjoyed them and liked the furniture, I will bookmark the site and be back.
- June 8, 2011 at 1:57 PM
- dunk femme said...
This is really good information. You have done an excellent job of research and writing.
- June 14, 2011 at 2:16 AM
- web India said...
Thanks a lot for sharing with us
- June 21, 2011 at 11:15 PM
- West Loop Boot Camp said...
Good to know about this scripts thanks for the information..
- March 1, 2012 at 3:01 AM
- reverse lookup said...
Just wanted to write a quick not expressing my appreciation for what I gained from reading this article. I found this site by doing a Google search and hope this article is representative of what else I can find in the rest of the website.
- March 3, 2012 at 5:55 AM
About Me
- Rakesh Sharma
Web Designer | Blogger | Web Addict
Follow on Google+
RSS Feed
Or, subscribe via email:
Subscribe Recent Posts
Popular Posts
If you are looking 'how to put a any form in a blogger' then this post is going to help you. Putting a form in blogger is very easy....
If you are looking for free e-books for Web Design and Development then this post is for you. Here I have shared some very useful e-books wi...
When you write a CSS for your project you never know what kind of bug or issue you will face at time of browser compatibility. Internet Ex...
Cooliris is simply the fastest and most stunning way to browse photos and videos from the Web or your desktop for free. Effortlessly scroll...
Now a days every one intend to aware about HTML5 more and more. According to experts HTML5 is a future of the web. There are some interestin...
jQM (jQuery Mobile) becoming very popular now a days. Mobile developers from across the world contributing their knowledge to make it more u...
In web development scripts like jQuery and Ajax becomes very handy for web developers. If you are a learner or a expert these scripts is rea...
In this post I'm sharing a list of XML based CMS (Content Management System) to help web designers and developers. CMS usually implement...
Today I would like to share that how to add a Facebook fan list to your blog or website (like I have added here at right sidebar). This is t...
Now a days every designer and developer want to update their skills with new technologies, for that they always surf across the web. In th...


text:
ACParadise Network: American Cosplay Paradise American Cosplay Experience American Cosplay Snapshots
Hello. Welcome to my page. Friends call me Kate. If you're looking for Orionflame, you're in the right place XD. You'll find my random costumes here. I don't watch a huge selection of anime so my costumes are more video game oriented.
Celestial Shortcut URL:
Recent Updates
Costume 3 01376 Views
Costume 5 1540 Views
Costume 7 13367 Views
Costume 3 0675 Views
Costume 4 12200 Views
Costume 3 01256 Views
Costume 2 01851 Views
Costume 3 01628 Views
Costume 8 31888 Views
Costume 2 01443 Views
Newest Favorites
Newest Fans
Recent Comments
- Dokudel says, "This is my favorite photo of this set. <3"
- For Blake Belladonna from RWBY
- orionflame says, "I found a hydration pack that looked similar and sewed on the orange and some extra netting. "
- For Katniss Everdeen from Hunger Games, The
- christyolsen7 says, "Hey! where did you get the backpack from??"
- For Katniss Everdeen from Hunger Games, The
- Dokudel says, "This is one of your best works! <3"
- For Rikku from Final Fantasy X-2
- sagittarius_1 says, "You look amazing! And I love how the daggers turned out! "
- For Rikku from Final Fantasy X-2