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Q: jquery script doesnt work in ie when i click on thumbnails, this script change the link and image path of the big picture, it works fine in all the browsers, except for ) IE
    $('.image').click(function(event) {
    event.preventDefault();
    var imagePath = $(this).attr("href");
    var newImg = new Image;
    newImg.src = imagePath;
    newImg.onload = function(){
        $('#big_picture2').hide();
        $('#big_picture2').attr('src', imagePath);
        $('.product_image_large').attr('href', imagePath);
        $('#big_picture2').fadeIn('slow');
    };
});

the html looks like this:

<cf_get_server_file output_file="product/#get_product_images.path#" title="#get_product_images.detail#" output_server="#path_server_id#" output_type="0" image_width="45" image_height="41">

dont get disturbed by cf_get_server_file this is just dynamic cold fusion code, it works fine.

A: Not sure whether this solves the whole problem, but you are setting the onload event after defining the src property. That is calling for trouble. Do it the other way round.

A: onLoad will not trigger in IE if the image is allready cached, try checking for the complete attribute which IE will add when the image is loaded.
newImg.src = imagePath;
var fadeIn = function(){
    $('#big_picture2').hide();
    $('#big_picture2').attr('src', imagePath);
    $('.product_image_large').attr('href', imagePath);
    $('#big_picture2').fadeIn('slow');
};
if($(newImg).attr('complete'))
{
    fadeIn();
}
else
{
    newImg.onLoad = fadeIn
}

A: Add $(document).ready() around.

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How Were Offerings Used in the New Testament?
Below is an extensive list of all the bible verses that discuss how offerings were used in the New Testament. Although this is not a list of every bible verse that talks about giving, these bible verses are all the ones that reveal how offerings were distributed in the early Church. Do me a favor and compare our giving and distribution model in the Church 'today' with the model that we find in the early Church. At the end, you will see a challenge that comes with a cash reward if you succeed. All bible verses below are in NKJV.
Acts 2:44-45 Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
Acts 4:34-35 Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, and laid them at the apostles' feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need.
Acts 11:27-30 And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar. Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Acts 20:35 have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak.
Romans 12:13 distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality.
2 Corinthians 9:12 For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God.
2 Corinthians 11:9 And when I was present with you, and in need, I was a burden to no one, for what I lacked the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied.
Galatians 2:9,10 and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.
Phillippians 4:10-11,14-16 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last your care for me has flourished again; though you surely did care, but you lacked opportunity. Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: . . . Nevertheless you have done well that you shared in my distress. 15Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. 16For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities.
James 2:15-16 a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit?
1 John 3:17 But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
I will send $50 to anyone who first finds a bible verse that urges generosity in the early church for anything other than an essential need. I will send $15 to anyone who can find a verse to add to the list above. The verse must be in reference to the church in Acts through Revelation, and must be universally translated the same within the KJV, NKJV, NIV, and NASB in regards to how offerings were distributed or used. If you find a bible verse and want the reward, post it in the comments, and i will send you an email to get your mailing address to send the cash through paypal or mail. Hey, i'm offering this without doing extensive research, so you might get lucky. Hopefully, i won't be broke by the time this is done.
How Many Tithes Were in the Bible?
I agree, the calling and work merits the support.
Gala 6:6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
1Tim 5:18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer [is] worthy of his reward..1Cor 9:9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
1Cor 9:10 Or saith he [it] altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, [this] is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
1Cor 9:11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, [is it] a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? .
Jared-I would like 15$ but there are no such scriptures for supporting anything financially but needs. If there were such scriptures we would all have them memorized in American Christianity because many U.S. preachers make sure that scriptures helping to entitle them are taught often. Haiti has real needs. Christians all have a responsibility to the poor, children and those in great need. Where a preachers treasure is so will that preacher's heart be. Missionaries look to give their lives away more than most American preachers. Why do so many U.S. Christians think that Comfortable preachers can help them learn them more about Jesus than missionaries who suffer? All Christians are priest and all priests have missions.
The best missionaries are the ones willing to suffer and give the most. Who disagrees that the best Christians suffer the most? Leadership in Jesus gives the most away. Too many pastors in the U.S. look like worldly winners and many folks would want their jobs. However missionaries to Haiti, Africa and dangerous Muslim countries live lives like Jesus and the Disciples. Few people want to be missionaries in danger. Who should we look up as models for Christ like lives? Should believers in Jesus, look to common U.S. middle class preachers, or poorer than average missionaries in poor or dangerous countries? Who are the most responsible leaders in Christ? The best answer is those that suffer the most in Christ. Who disagrees with that?
Don't be so quick to assume that U.S middle class preachers can't teach us anything as many of them responsible for making these missions in dangerous foreign countries possible.
The verse you refer to when Christ says "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone." is Matthew 23:23 seems to suggest that tithing should still be for today as He did not speak against it or said that it should not be practiced any longer. "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil." Matthew 5:17) Just because He fulfilled the law doesn't mean that we should not tithe any longer. The only thing is is that we are not slaves to the law.
Look at the laws in the old testament first.especially the law on tithing.the law requires increase from land,cattle or crop.2nd not everyone in the old testament by law had to give a tithe.for example Jesus he was the son of a carpenter.and since Joseph his father did not own farm land or a cattle ranch to give the required 10% increase he did not tithed.mathew 23:23 was only stating that they only followed part of the law but not the weightier part ,such as love,mercy and the concerns of others.in fact during christ's 3 1/2 years of ministry he nor his 12 apostle tithed.the law required only food and drink.which also was used for the purification of sins.and for 400 years when they were in captivity to the assyrians and babylonians they didn't tithed at all.tithing was only done to meet the requirements of law to meet the needs of the temple priest.because they were not give a inheritance of land.no one in old or new testament gave personal income as tithes.in numbers chapter 18 it explains tithing and who received them and why.no where in the bible does it tell a Christian to give 10% of his earnings to the church.read hosea 6:6 back to numbers chapter 18.God told Moses to speak to the livites and tell them when they receive the tithe from the children of Israel that I have given to them as their inheritance. To take a tenth of the tithe as a wave offering before the lord. 10÷10=1% this was used as a ceremonial offering of reverence. Read deuteronomy 14 this explains why.todays pastors are making Christians give a tithe offering that was set aside as a holy offering for God himself.which was only 1% not 10%.Roman's 10:4 for christ is the end of the law .for righteousness to who ever beleives.what this means is he fulfilled the requirement of law.both sacrifice and gift offering for the atonement of sins.which the first covenant could not acheive.why because God found fault with the first ,it was weak and worthless.by calling the covenant new the first was made old,and what is old is soon near to being obsolete. John 14.christ says that if anyone has faith in me,he will do the good works that I have been doing.and he will do even greater works than these.john 14:23 christ says if everyone loves me he will obey my teachings.For my father will love him and we will come to gather and make our home with him. NOW ASK YOURSELF A QUESTION WHERE IN THE GOSPEL DOES IT SAY THAT CHRIST GAVE TITHES OR HIS 12 APOSTLES GAVE TITHES.WHERE DOES IT EVEN STATE THAT CHRIST OR THE APOSTLES RECEIVED TITHES.AND REMEMBER HE FED THE 4,OOO AND 5,000 OF MULTITUDEs OF PEOPLE.AND THAT WAS ONLY THE MEN .the bible does not state how many woman and children.thats a lot of money they could have received. Now if God receive the first fruits of all tithes in the old testament. DON'T YOU THINK IN THE NEW testament that christ would have received the same consideration. I mean after all he is our eternal high priest.But he did not tithed or receive tithes because if he did he would have sinned. Because first the law requires that only those who own land to pay tithes in order to support the livites and temple priests.And second he knew that all tithes in the land could only be collected by the livites. Because his father provide tithes to them as their inheritance. That is why the livites Had to set aside the first fruits of the tithes for God.moses also received tithes from the children of Israel and was required to give a tenth of the Lord's portion to Aaron and his sons the high priest.10÷10%=1% that was given to aaron.and his sons.they don't teach this because they know most Christians won't challenge there teachings or read their bibles.1 corinthians 9:6-7 Paul says each one should give what he has decided within is own heart to give.not reluctantly or thru compulsions.compulsions means to be forced or made to give based on law or rule.well guess what tithing is part of the mosaic law.and in 1 Peter,Peter says not to listen to men's fables or commandments or false doctorines.romans 10:17 says faith comes from hearing,and hearing thru the word of christ.faith is living our lives based on the living word of god.hope and faith in christ and following the example that he left behind for us to follow closely in his foot steps.Chist Jesus is the author and writer of our faith.and our faith comes from every word that precedes out of the mouth of god .not only the evidence of the miracles themselves.But by word of truth thru the testimony of God's will and heavenly kingdom by christ himself.remember the truth in me shall set you free,indeed you shall be free.for I shall put my laws into their thoughts and write them across the table of their hearts.and the unrighteousness of their sins shall be forgiven.andl I shall remember them no more.we were justified by our faith in christ because we beleive not only was he the son of the living god.who he raised from the dead but we excepted also his will and lordship thru christ.christ came into the world to seek and save which was lost.he came to do establish gods will on earth as it was already established in heaven. First by living a blameless life,2nd by establishing God's ministry thru the good news of faith.3rd setting up gods kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.thru his body the church.recite the Lord's prayer and you will see what I am saying.these are all the things he had to accomplish before his sacrifice at the cross.praise his name for with out him where would we be.basicly what I am saying salvation is the personal relationship that you have with God thru christ.And it is not up to the church or pastors to oppose their will upon you rather if be tithes or anything else. We have done nothing to earn salvation.But it was christ who was nailed to the cross for me and you and the world for sin.He did it freely and willingly and that is why we have favor with god.becaues of our love and faith in christ and God our father. Mathew 10 :7 Jesus said to the apostles freely you have received,freely give.for the worker is worth his keep.what this means is he did not come to to serve his own will.But to glorify God's kingdom by doing gods will thru the teachings of the gospel and showing us God himself.so that we may follow his example of obedience thru his faith and love towards god.so we don't take tithes or gifts from people. Because all of us belong to a race of a royal priest hood,a nation of holy people in God's possession. And in God's kingdom we are all equals and Share in a heavenly inheritance as gods adopted children. So then why is it that pastors are seek something else that the rest of the body is not seeking. When the bible states one baptism,one faith one body.which in the body there are many members and different parts.but if all the parts do not function togather then the body can not work.christ says a house divided can never stand.so then why is one part of the by focusing on worldly prosperity and the other part of the body is focusing on heavenly prosperity. Faith is about total trust and confidence.jesus said to trust in God and him also.God said not to put your faith in man. Because their hearts are desperately wicked.So I guess God not lying.because any pastor who puts personal gain before the living word of God is a anti-christ.Did god not say to james,John and Peter on the Mount of transfiguration. Elijah and Moses time has come and gone .but this is my beloved son to whom I am well pleased.to listen to him.Has God's instructions changed?Or people with little faith can't follow or understand God's orders to follow christ Jesus not man.if christ did not teach tithing nor did he tithe himself.Can these pastor truly say that they are truly following or practicing true faith.Especially when ordained clergy allows woman to teach and be leaders in the church and the house of God .Which the bible speaks against.ephesians 5:23 explains why they can not and so does i beleive Genesis 14.womans punishment for sins was birth pains during labor,and being put under submission to man.Did God change his mind,or are these woman pastors that ignorant to God's law.people put emphasis on tithing.But not on the men or woman who do not teach sound doctrine. nor follow the same teachings of christ that they themselves are supposed to be the very examples of?and these practices go un questioned. There were plenty of religious groups during Jesus time.but he did not choose them,and for the same reasons he didn't neither should we.and the reason is bad morals corrupts and Leeds to unrighteous practices.You read the gospel and you apply the words of god to your everyday life.you do not pick and choose what to follow and you definitely do not cause the children of God to stubble backwards. because you are living cardinal and preaching in a ungodly building. Prime example clefflo dollar makes over 8o million dollars a year.has a mansion in Atlanta,owns 10 properties in Atlanta and 5 in new Jersey.who pays for all these luxuries and self-indulgentes.what part of what Jesus said does he not understand do not store up worldly possession where robbers can come and take them.or what about not living off the fruits others people's labor.or how about if a man does not work neither should he eat.the bible says good works are those done to bring glory,praises and honor to to christ. Not works done for one's own personal ambitions,greed or to use others to prosper in their own lives.which seems to be the case in most pastors cases.Please read and study your bible for this is your approval before god .God bless.
According to the Bible, the tithe is to be given to the Levites who had dedicated all their lives in temple service because they have no inheritance. When Christ died on the cross, the veil of the temple tore into two and that signified that many old testament services in the temple are no longer required. The Levites services were no longer required, the killing of lambs in the temple were no longer required, because the lamb of God has paid the price for all. Now if the tithing is still applicable today, where are the Levites to receive the tithe and why did the apostles never encourage anyone to pay tithe? The apostles only encourage the followers of Christ to help those in need and to support the gospel of Christ and that means supporting churches when their is need. Funding a man to buy a private jet and to live in a house that is very expensive where people are suffering is not giving to the needy.
Stop twisting scripture ,read it properly it says "MINT, ARNISE and CUMMIN " Not Dollars,Pounds, or Euros . Money was given to the treasury at the temple but not for tithes .
Stop adding to scripture food and animals raised within the gates of Israel is holy on to God not money because Ceasars picture was on it and no money was allowed in the temple.
If you knew anything about the way old testament offerings worked such as the guilt offerings, etc. If a person was not able to get an animal to temple to sacrifice it was permitted for them to sell an unblemished animal and bring the money to the temple. Now, that might sound a lot like Dollars, Pounds or Euros although none of those three currencies were in effect then.
I repeat stop lying about the bible , Deuteronomy 14:22-29 NKJ,NLT,AMP says sell the tithe.It does not say sell the money for money and spent it one whatever your heart desires . Do not covet your neighbours money and try to cover it up with twisting and misinterpreting scriptures.
They call that fraud .God does not want us to defraud people using the bible to con christians of their hard earned money .
Amen I agree.god does not need our money.but our praises,faithfulness and love.and you are right my friend the scripture about giving to to ceaser what belongs ceaser and God what belongs to God. One was money which involved taxes.a pol tax.but Jesus had them pay temple taxes .and he himself paid the temple tax ,when he pulled a coin out of the mouth of a fish.and you are right you can not serve both God and money.and yet it's funny today's pastors want tithes,but they don't what to pay temple taxes. so they file for a exemption once a year making themselves exempt from paying this tax.But Jesus said to follow gods laws but also man's laws.and yet they are not following the example that Jesus did. And this scripture has nothing to do whith tithing once so ever.what belongs to God is are spirits,and we were created to serve God thru praise and worship.they say they should be paid because they provide a service in the church.and if this is the case then they work for the church. therefore they have a taxable income, because they have a place that employs there services.just like the services we get paid for at the job who employs us.or they feel that their calling was to minister in the church.And because God called them to do so the congregation should take care of them.but correct me if I am wrong.but did not the apostle Paul earn his wages during his ministries by building tents. Did not also the other apostles go back and continue with their lively hoods thus continuing to witness the gospel of faith?which truly shows these pastors motives of making money from the church.and because also the people following these blind guides are also blind they will eventually fall in the same ditch.the lake of fire.And did not christ worn the israelites about turning his father's temple into a market place? And trading there to eventually making a whip .And turning over the tables and chasing the people out.and yet history repeats itself.
The only thing i ask is to support your accusations by showing where anyone here is telling you to avoid giving, or being sacrificial?
My brother recently asked his church for help with a cut off notice on his electric. The church counter offered food "but would prefer not to give money for a bill." My brother told them that really wouldn't help as they have food stamps for food and that their electric was much higher than normal and that was the need.
It troubles me that we christians do this. Why do churches refer their members to those outside the church for help with a utility bill. If the church has the means they should help their members, why would you send a long time member to the ministrial alliance? Any thoughts?
2, they always start from the 3rd chapter??? Because if someone reads and studies Malchi 1&2 they will see the this commandment wherein God says he will curse someone is directed to the priest, not the people (Malichi 2:1) but because people do not study the bible as they should they think God is talking to the people when he only directed that curse to the priest. If faith church members pay their monies to assist the church, then the church is remiss and has a duty to assist their members. God is not too happy with church that feed themselves and not their flock according to Ezekiel 34, God makes it known how angry this makes him. Jesus saw people hungry and feed multitudes of people and NOT ONCE, did he ask for a dime.
Seeing brothers share is definitely good stuff. What always seems to amaze me is that although we are all reading the same bible, the same words how we can have a difference of opinion on issues. I speak on my short comings also but there are issues that almost seem basic and that if we are in the word as we should be we would have the answers for already. You would think Christians woul have a consensus on issues like Tithing. Why do you all think is so difficult to have that consensus?
Godbless u . God loveth a cheerful giver.
Please every true believer should tithe and give offering for this is a reasonable service and Gpdly instructions. Bless you.
Please every true believer should tithe and give offering for this is a reasonable service and Godly instructions. Bless you.
I'm adding to the scriptures you have mentioned. James 4:17- to him who knows to do good and he does not do it,to him it is sin.
Philippians, chapter 4 verses 10 through 20. Paul did have a need but did not like leveraging it. he was called to preach and others sought to support him. the farther away we get from this picture the more difficult it is to understand the idea of giving and receiving. Jesus did say that it is more blessed to give than to receive. I do admire your energy and enthusiasm for this subject.
If you still get this you can donate to charity if you agree. The other use in the new testiment was teachers to forgive their greed. Which of coarse was condemned. It is a use not a generosity so it may not apply.


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GEORGE HARRISON – THE FIRST BEATLE ON AMERICAN SOIL
By	Beatles Magazine Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 In GEORGE HARRISON, LOUISE HARRISON, THE BEATLES 0 GEORGE HARRISON, LOUISE HARRISON	8
In the summer of 1963 the Beatles had some time off and while the other three members of the band went on holiday to Europe, George Harrison became the first Beatle to visit America, when, on 16 September 1963, along with his brother Peter, he went to Benton, Illinois – population, 7,000 – to visit their older sister, Louise.
According to George, "I went to New York and St Louis in 1963, to look around, and to the countryside in Illinois, where my sister was living at the time. I went to record stores. I bought Booker T and the MGs' first album, Green Onions, and I bought some Bobby Bland, all kind of things." George also bought James Ray's single 'Got My Mind Set On You' that he later covered in 1987.
When the Harrisons arrived in Benton, George and Louise hitchhiked to radio station WFRX-AM in West Frankfort, Illinois taking a copy of 'She Loves You' which had been released 3 weeks earlier in Britain and on the day of George's arrival in America. 'She Loves You' got a positive review in Billboard but very little radio play, although WFRX did play it. According to DJ Marcia Raubach "He was unusual looking, he dressed differently than the guys here. He was very soft-spoken and polite."
It's often claimed that in June 1963 Louise took a British copy of 'From Me To You' to WFRX that she had been sent by her mother and that Raubach played it. This is probably true but the claim that this was the first time The Beatles' music was broadcast in America is not. 'From Me To You' was released in Britain in late April and then topped the British singles' chart for seven weeks'. With the Beatles at No.1 in Britain Vee Jay records released their single of 'From Me To You' / 'Thank You Girl' as VJ 522 on 27 May 1963. The single was made 'Pick Of the Week' by Cash Box magazine, but was not a success.
With the Beatles success in Britain in early 1963 Parlophone were anxious to take advantage of their new asset and so contacted their sister label in America, Capitol Records that was owned by EMI. Capitol was underwhelmed by the Beatles records and so decided against releasing any of their records. Instead Parlophone turned to a small US label called Vee Jay, a company started by a husband and wife in Gary, Indiana that specialised in black R & B music.
It was an irony probably not lost on the Beatles who loved and had been influenced by exactly that kind of music. In February 1963, two days after 'Please Please Me' made No.1 in Britain, Vee Jay released it as a single in the US. VJ 498 did get some airplay from the major Chicago top 40 radio station WLS and it even made their own chart for a couple of weeks, but nothing happened nationally on the Billboard charts. Not helping the band was the fact that Vee Jay managed to miss-spell the bands name on the record as "Beattles".
So it was that when George stayed at his sister and brother in law's house in Benton he really was an unknown in America; Louise's husband Gordon was a Scottish mining engineer who had emigrated to work in Illinois's coal mines. George did play with a local band, The Four Vests and later members of the band took him to a Mt Vernon, Illinois music shop where George bought a red Rickenbacker 420 guitar. George wanted it to be re-finished in black, which the store-owner did for him. The guitar was first seen in public on 4 October on TV's Ready Steady Go, the day after George and his brother returned to London.
Back in Britain, Beatlemania proper was about to begin. On 1 November they began their first tour as undisputed headliners. The venue was the Odeon Cinema, Cheltenham, and the sedate town in the West of England had never seen anything like it – so much so that one newspaperman coined the phrase 'Beatlemania' in an attempt to describe it. Three days later Beatlemania met royalty when the band appeared at the Royal Command Performance at a prestigious London theatre. John Lennon famously quipped that the people on the cheap seats can clap; those in the expensive ones can simple rattle their jewellery.
On 7 February 1964, The Beatles left London's Heathrow Airport on-board a Pan Am Boeing 707 for New York's JFK Airport where, upon arrival, they held a press conference. The American press unsure what to make of the four boys from Liverpool tried everything from sarcasm to open mouthed incredulity. The following day, after a press-call in a cold and snowy Central Park the band rehearsed for their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Ironically, they were without George for the press call or the rehearsal as he was feeling unwell. Fortunately by the following day George was better and at 8 pm the band appeared before an audience of 73 million people – exactly a year earlier they had been playing to a few thousand at a cinema in Sunderland in the north of England as a lowly support act to Helen Shapiro.
LINDA MCCARTNEY: THE POLAROID DIARIES IS PUBLISHED ON 18 SEPTEMBER
FORTEAN TIMES - THE BEATLES AND THE RISE OF POP MUSIC CONSPIRACY THEORIES - ISSUE 384 (SEPT 2019)

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namespace Fixtures.Azure.AcceptanceTestsHead
{
    using System;
    using System.Linq;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Diagnostics;
    using System.Net;
    using System.Net.Http;
    using System.Net.Http.Headers;
    using System.Text;
    using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
    using System.Threading;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    using Microsoft.Rest;
    using Microsoft.Rest.Serialization;
    using Newtonsoft.Json;
    using Microsoft.Rest.Azure;

    /// <summary>
    /// Test Infrastructure for AutoRest
    /// </summary>
    public partial class AutoRestHeadTestService : ServiceClient<AutoRestHeadTestService>, IAutoRestHeadTestService, IAzureClient
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The base URI of the service.
        /// </summary>
        public Uri BaseUri { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets json serialization settings.
        /// </summary>
        public JsonSerializerSettings SerializationSettings { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets json deserialization settings.
        /// </summary>
        public JsonSerializerSettings DeserializationSettings { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// The management credentials for Azure.
        /// </summary>
        public ServiceClientCredentials Credentials { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the preferred language for the response.
        /// </summary>
        public string AcceptLanguage { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// The retry timeout for Long Running Operations.
        /// </summary>
        public int? LongRunningOperationRetryTimeout { get; set; }

        public virtual IHttpSuccessOperations HttpSuccess { get; private set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the AutoRestHeadTestService class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        protected AutoRestHeadTestService(params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : base(handlers)
        {
            this.Initialize();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the AutoRestHeadTestService class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='rootHandler'>
        /// Optional. The http client handler used to handle http transport.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        protected AutoRestHeadTestService(HttpClientHandler rootHandler, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : base(rootHandler, handlers)
        {
            this.Initialize();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the AutoRestHeadTestService class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='baseUri'>
        /// Optional. The base URI of the service.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        protected AutoRestHeadTestService(Uri baseUri, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : this(handlers)
        {
            if (baseUri == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("baseUri");
            }
            this.BaseUri = baseUri;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the AutoRestHeadTestService class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='baseUri'>
        /// Optional. The base URI of the service.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='rootHandler'>
        /// Optional. The http client handler used to handle http transport.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        protected AutoRestHeadTestService(Uri baseUri, HttpClientHandler rootHandler, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : this(rootHandler, handlers)
        {
            if (baseUri == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("baseUri");
            }
            this.BaseUri = baseUri;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the AutoRestHeadTestService class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='credentials'>
        /// Required. The management credentials for Azure.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        public AutoRestHeadTestService(ServiceClientCredentials credentials, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : this(handlers)
        {
            if (credentials == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("credentials");
            }
            this.Credentials = credentials;
            if (this.Credentials != null)
            {
                this.Credentials.InitializeServiceClient(this);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the AutoRestHeadTestService class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='credentials'>
        /// Required. The management credentials for Azure.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='rootHandler'>
        /// Optional. The http client handler used to handle http transport.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        public AutoRestHeadTestService(ServiceClientCredentials credentials, HttpClientHandler rootHandler, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : this(rootHandler, handlers)
        {
            if (credentials == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("credentials");
            }
            this.Credentials = credentials;
            if (this.Credentials != null)
            {
                this.Credentials.InitializeServiceClient(this);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the AutoRestHeadTestService class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='baseUri'>
        /// Optional. The base URI of the service.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='credentials'>
        /// Required. The management credentials for Azure.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        public AutoRestHeadTestService(Uri baseUri, ServiceClientCredentials credentials, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : this(handlers)
        {
            if (baseUri == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("baseUri");
            }
            if (credentials == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("credentials");
            }
            this.BaseUri = baseUri;
            this.Credentials = credentials;
            if (this.Credentials != null)
            {
                this.Credentials.InitializeServiceClient(this);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the AutoRestHeadTestService class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name='baseUri'>
        /// Optional. The base URI of the service.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='credentials'>
        /// Required. The management credentials for Azure.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='rootHandler'>
        /// Optional. The http client handler used to handle http transport.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name='handlers'>
        /// Optional. The delegating handlers to add to the http client pipeline.
        /// </param>
        public AutoRestHeadTestService(Uri baseUri, ServiceClientCredentials credentials, HttpClientHandler rootHandler, params DelegatingHandler[] handlers) : this(rootHandler, handlers)
        {
            if (baseUri == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("baseUri");
            }
            if (credentials == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("credentials");
            }
            this.BaseUri = baseUri;
            this.Credentials = credentials;
            if (this.Credentials != null)
            {
                this.Credentials.InitializeServiceClient(this);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes client properties.
        /// </summary>
        private void Initialize()
        {
            this.HttpSuccess = new HttpSuccessOperations(this);
            this.BaseUri = new Uri("http://localhost");
            this.AcceptLanguage = "en-US";
            SerializationSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
            {
                Formatting = Formatting.Indented,
                DateFormatHandling = DateFormatHandling.IsoDateFormat,
                DateTimeZoneHandling = DateTimeZoneHandling.Utc,
                NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore,
                ReferenceLoopHandling = ReferenceLoopHandling.Serialize,
                ContractResolver = new ReadOnlyJsonContractResolver(),
                Converters = new List<JsonConverter>
                    {
                        new Iso8601TimeSpanConverter()
                    }
            };
            SerializationSettings.Converters.Add(new ResourceJsonConverter());
            DeserializationSettings = new JsonSerializerSettings
            {
                DateFormatHandling = DateFormatHandling.IsoDateFormat,
                DateTimeZoneHandling = DateTimeZoneHandling.Utc,
                NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore,
                ReferenceLoopHandling = ReferenceLoopHandling.Serialize,
                ContractResolver = new ReadOnlyJsonContractResolver(),
                Converters = new List<JsonConverter>
                    {
                        new Iso8601TimeSpanConverter()
                    }
            };
            DeserializationSettings.Converters.Add(new ResourceJsonConverter());
            DeserializationSettings.Converters.Add(new CloudErrorJsonConverter());
        }
    }
}

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2018 NBA Mock Draft (Lottery)
With the 2018 NCAA Men's Tournament now at a close (congratulations to Villanova, by the way) college prospects looking to the NBA have played their final collegiate games. Some used the tournament to rise their stock such as Collin Sexton and Lonnie Walker IV, while others may have hurt their caused like Miles Bridges and Trae Young. Assuming the current standings will fall into place in the lottery, here's how the 2018 NBA Draft should shape out.
2017 McDonald's All-American Game
#1 Phoenix Suns: C - Freshmen - Deandre Ayton
At 7'0 and 243 pounds, Deandre Ayton has been able to excel in the college game with ease. While he won't always be the biggest and strongest player on the court in the NBA every game, that size will still cause problems for most defenders. While the Suns are one of the worst defense teams in the league (113.6 OPPG, 47.3% OSP), the offensive upside of Ayton is too exciting to pass up on. He has the stature and skill to be a future 20-10 threat and create more space for Devin Booker to get his shots up. While Ayton isn't known for his defense, his body and athleticism allows for growth on that side on the ball. The Suns are in the lottery for the 7th straight year and need to draft the best available player on the board: Deandre Ayton.
#2 Memphis Grizzlies: C/PF - Freshmen - Marvin Bagley III
Marvin Bagley III is the most post-skilled player entering the draft and the Grizzlies would be smart to swoop him up. The Grizzlies have a fan-favorite Marc Gasol still at the center position but tensions between him and the front office have been growing. If Gasol remains in Memphis for the next few years, Bagley III will make a great low-post PF while Gasol stretches the floor, move the ball, and protect the rim. If Gasol and the Grizzlies decide to part ways, Bagley III could jump into the center role and, like Ayton, become a 20-10 threat and the focal point of the team. However, while Ayton uses his size and athleticism to score and rebound, Bagley III uses his polished skill set to create easy shots and grab loose boards.
#3 Atlanta Hawks: PF/C - Freshmen - Jaren Jackson Jr.
The ability to have your PF knock down the three-point shot is a sought after commodity in the NBA Jaren Jackson Jr. certainly brings that to the table. Shooting 40% from deep during the season helped prove he is arguably the best stretch-four in this draft class. Often, stretch-fours lack in defensive ability; Jackson Jr. is not one of those stretch-fours. Jackson Jr. averaged 5.7 blocks per 40 minutes of play this past season and was essential to the (regular season) success of the Spartans. With Dennis Shroeder at the helm for the Atlanta Hawks, the pick-and-roll and pick-and-pop game would improve significantly with the addition of Jackson Jr. in their hopes to soon compete in the Eastern Conference.
#4 Orlando Magic : PG/SG - 19 YRS - Luka Doncic
The NBA has not had a European perimeter player with as much hype as Luka Doncic. The 19-year-old currently plays for Real Madrid and has continue to shine on the international stage. Doncic is a 6'8 PG with handles, a consistent jumper, and the ability grab rebounds. There are no questions that the young prospect has proven he can hang with the best that Europe has to offer, but not everyone is sold on Doncic as an NBA player. His athleticism lacks at a position where speed kills in the NBA. It's hard to imagine that Doncic will be able to stay with Russell Westbrook or John Wall in a game, which could pose a problem for the defense. However, his length and offensive upside is something that is worth taking a chance on for a team in a rebuilding phase.
#5 Dallas Mavericks: C - Freshmen - Mohamed Bamba
The Mavericks have always thrived with athletic, defensive-minded big men in the paint (see Tyson Chandler, don't see Nerlens Noel), and Bamba certainly fits that mold. People have compared Bamba and Ayton as opposites. Bamba having the most defensive potential, with average offense skills and Ayton having the most offensive potential, with average defensive skills. In a draft class stacked with front court talent, the Mavericks should take advantage of the depth and draft a player who can lockdown the center position for the foreseeable future. Bamba comes with few red flags and would excel along side athletic, slashing player such as Dennis Smith Jr. and Harrison Barnes.
#6 Sacramento Kings: SF/PF - Freshmen - Michael Porter Jr.
Although Michael Porter Jr. was sidelined due to a back injury for a majority of the season, he has the potential to become an elite offensive wing. His game draws comparisons to Kevin Durant, but his back injury has caused his stock to drop and will most likely fall out of the top 5. The Kings are lost and have a history of drafting poorly, but for the sake of Porter Jr. that won't curse him. Back injuries are serious, but the Kings are the type of team to take a risk in the draft that has huge payoff. Sacramento has been lost since trading Demarcus Cousins (not that they were exactly the creme of the crop during his tenor as a King) but have a solid core in De'Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield. The addition of Porter Jr. would give the Kings the potential to have one of the best young PG/SG/SF trios in the NBA.
#7 Cleveland Cavaliers (From BKN): C - Freshmen - Wendell Carter Jr.
While teammate Marvin Bagely III had most of the spotlight during the season, Carter Jr. is a surefire lottery pick with tremendous upside. Carter Jr. has low-post skill, a solid perimeter shot for his size, and a 7'3 wingspan than can help defend the rim. The Cavs have seem to given up on Tristan Thompson as a starting center and would welcome change. The Cavs haven't had a lottery pick since LeBron James rejoined the team (surprise, surprise) and have not had the chance to draft a young-star in quite some time. James has voiced his support of PG Trae Young, so don't be surprised if he's able to use his leverage to have Young added to the team. However, if the Cavs are able to shake the influence of James, they should be able to see that Carter Jr. is the best fit for the team and someone who can contribute to a playoff team right away and continue to grow over time.
#8 Chicago Bulls: SF/PF - Sophomore - Miles Bridges
Head Coach Fred Holberg runs an uptempo, perimeter oriented scheme that Miles Bridges would thrive with. The Bulls backcourt of Kris Dunn and Zach Lavine is one of the most athletic in the league and the addition of Bridges would make the Bulls a scary team to see on the fast break. Bridges is one of the most well-rounded talents in the draft who can do a little of everything. Shooting, passing, rebounding, and defense are all in his arsenal and is one of the more athletic prospects in this draft. While Bridges had a poor tournament performance that resulted in a second-round loss, the Bulls could use a combo forward to progress their rebuilding process.
#9 New York Knicks: PG - Freshmen - Trae Young
The Knicks missed out on Stephen Curry in the 2009 draft by just one spot and instead selected Jordan Hill. New York fans are not forgiving and certainly have not forgotten missing out on the two-time MVP. Trae Young is the first of many Steph Curry lookalikes that the NBA will see in the upcoming years. Young's ability to create his shot and launch from just about anywhere on the court is perfect for the modern NBA game. Young is a box-office hit and will fit perfectly inside the sacred-basketball-grouns of Madison Square Garden. With Kristpas Porzingus assumed to miss the first half of the season, Young could give the Knicks the offensive skill set to help them stay relevant in the league. Young's defensive liabilities are concerning, but current rookie Frank Ntilikina should be able to help cover that up during Young's upcoming rookie season.
#10 Philadelphia 76ers (From LAL): SF - Junior - Mikal Bridges
Philadelphia have made the playoffs for the first time since 2012 and have a lottery pick from the Los Angles Lakers. How's that for trusting the process? While the 76ers are still a few years away from being serious contenders, Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid have proven themselves to be All-Star caliber players and will be forces in the league for years to come if they can stay healthy. Markelle Fultz is still a question mark, but even so the 76ers have arguably the most promising future in the NBA. The addition of a polished Mikal Bridges who can either start or come of the bench and contribute to a winning team is exactly what the 76ers need. Bridges can shoot the three, defender the perimeter, and has the maturity that the younger players in the draft may not have yet. With potential star-power dwindling down in the draft, Bridges is a low-risk pick that can contribute immediately.
#11 Charolette Hornets: PF/C - Freshmen - Robert Williams
The Hornets with the 11th pick was the most difficult pick to decide on. They don't have a glaring weakness at any position, they have an All-Star in Kemba Walker at the point, and there isn't a "can't miss" player at this point in the draft. That being said, Robert Williams brings something to the table that the Hornets could use. The PF position is the most up for grabs in Charolette and Williams would pair well with Dwight Howard. Both are rim-protecting, pick-and-roll, rebounding strong men who can bully the opponent. Going up these two would pose a challenge for the opposing front court and possibly propel into a bottom seed of the Eastern Conference. Who knows, maybe Howard can even show Williams a thing-or-two on what it takes to be a dominant center in the NBA.
#12 Los Angeles Clippers (From DET): PG - Freshmen - Collin Sexton
After an outstanding performance in the NCAA tournament, Sexton is ready to take on the NBA. He has a natural ability to get to the rim and put the ball in the basket. The one question teams have in regards to Sexton is his decision making as a point guard. Having De'Andre Jordan being his partner in the pick-and-roll will give him easy assists to improve his confidence in his passing and facilitating ability in his early career. After trading away Chris Paul and Blake Griffin during the past year, the Clippers may have expected to have a better pick than 12th. But, with the chips falling how they have this season, LA should be satisfied by getting Sexton late in the lottery.
#13 Los Angeles Clippers: SG - Freshmen - Lonnie Walker IV
With point guard position being filled with their previous pick, the Clippers should next look to find Collin Sexton a partner in the backcourt. Lonnie Walker IV and Sexton would be a solid backcourt for a team rebuilding. Walker VI has the ability to shoot the three-ball and be pesky on the defensive perimeter with his 6"10 wingspan. The Clippers may consider packaging the two picks and move up in the draft but if they choose to stay, I think the pairing of Walker VI and Sexton would give the Clippers a solid future on the perimeter.
#14 Denver Nuggets: PG/SG - Freshmen - Shai Giligeous-Alexander
The Nuggets struggled on defense this past season and already have a committed backcourt of Jamal Murray and Gary Harris, but Shai Giligeous-Alexander has the potential to be a role player of the bench to average 20 minutes for a playoff contending team. Giligeous-Alexander has the length, attitude, and skill to be a solid defensive role player for a winning organization. The Nuggets have been a middle of the pack team since Carmelo Anthony was traded to New York in 2011, and this year was no different. The current group of players Denver has collected and develop are promising and Giligeous-Alexander would be a nice addition to that group.
#NBADraft


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Q: Change font icon color inside button on hover In the footer of my site (in development) http://www.stefaanoyen.be, there are 3 buttons with an arrow before the text. The arrow is an icon font, and I want it to change color (as does the button text) when the button is hovered.
Any idea how to do this?
This is my html:
XVraag offerte

This is the button:hover css:
a:hover.footerbutton {
background-color: #B61618;
color: #ddd;
border: none;
text-decoration: none;
}

And this is the footerlist span class css:
.footerlist:hover {
color: #ddd;
 }

A: The simplest way to target the icon's color inside the button on hover would be to target it like such:
.footerButton:hover .footerlist {
   color: #ddd;
}

A: This should work:
a:hover.footerbutton:hover .footerlist {
    color: #ddd;
}


Thoughts and lessons from a creative life.
You never know what lies ahead around the corner. Yes, the road may flood ahead, but you have to courageously move forward to experience life. Facing the unknown and taking calculated risks bring many rewards – many more than standing with wet shoes in knee-deep waters.


Paul Smith's smart, cool clothes and idiosyncratic accessories have earned the firm a place in the front ranks of British fashion as designer and retailer. But as well as pursuing the cutting edge of fashion, the firm is also a keen adopter of new technologies.
Communications technologies are particularly important to the company. For starters, it has operations in 35 countries and showrooms in many of the world's major fashion capitals: London, Paris, Milan, New York and Tokyo. Secondly, suppliers in Italy and China play an important role in supporting the day-to-day efficiency of the business. And thirdly, hundreds of Paul Smith employees regularly travel between the company's offices, factories, warehouses and showrooms.
Because of this, Paul Smith has been keen to pursue a unified communications (UC) strategy, realising its vision in the summer of 2008 when it implemented a dedicated platform, bringing together the various forms of communication the firm uses, including email, instant messaging (IM), Voice over IP (VoIP) telephony, audio conferencing, and videoconferencing.
From a business point of view, it has helped Paul Smith standardise and simplify its office-based and mobile IT equipment. For the large proportion of employees who travel between the international locations, it means they only have to carry one computing device - a laptop with a Bluetooth headset - and can stay in touch with the office through any preferred mode of communication.
Paul Smith has had designs on digital communications for almost a decade, and was an early adopter of VoIP in early 2000. This was, incidentally, the same year that the founder Paul Smith was granted a knighthood. Born in Nottingham in 1946, Smith started as an assistant in a local clothing warehouse at the age of 18. In 1970, he opened his first shop with a few hundred pounds of savings and took evening classes in tailoring, gradually -developing his own distinctive style.
Six years later, in 1976, he had become a consultant to an Italian shirt manufacturer and showed his first collections in Paris under the Paul Smith label. Since then, the company has become a great British success story, establishing a chain of around 225 shops. It now has an annual turnover of over £300m.
Good technology and strong communications between branches, suppliers and partners have played a vital role in Paul Smith's success, says the firm's head of IT, Lee Bingham. The firm itself has a lean IT team under Bingham's direction with just eight members of staff looking after over 700 users globally, and mainly responsible for network services and support.
"We are an aggressive user of technology and are very technically literate. Where there is a requirement and where we can facilitate business processes, and provide solutions to the business, we will look at using IT," says Bingham.
"The business managers will always be our key sponsors. Ours is a very IT-driven business, and my role is to keep the business fresh and up to date from a technology perspective, and seeing how technology could work within the business model," he explains.
Bingham adds that the size of the business and the IT team, plus the Paul Smith brand itself, have meant that vendors like Microsoft and BT have invited the organisation to take part in several rapid-adoption programmes.
"They like the profile and size of the business, and the agility we have," he says.
For example, Bingham had the opportunity to implement Microsoft's Hyper-V server virtualisation hypervisor at Paul Smith before it was officially released in September 2008. The company used the software as part of a relocation to move data from one warehouse or distribution centre to another.
"The technology fitted the profile of our relocation project, as we had to build a primary and secondary database in parallel and then bring online two bigger data-bases than before," Bingham says.
"This all required twice the server capacity we had. We also wanted to consolidate the hardware as much as possible, rather than buying multiple servers."
Having such a small IT team, Paul Smith relies heavily on its IT services partners for strategic projects. Its allies include Microsoft, BT and Staffordshire-based IT services firm Risual. "We work closely with our partners to pilot technology, and then to implement, configure and support it and this allows us to stay so small," explains Bingham.
The size and global reach of the firm also meant that the retailer was a good candidate for unified communications, and the concept of federation to help lower communication and supply-chain costs.
In summer 2008, Paul Smith implemented Microsoft's UC platform, Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007. The idea was to unify all real-time communications into a single interface and system. The software is designed to help employees work more closely with each other regardless of location, and to use the most appropriate means of communication according to their situation.
OCS was deployed as part of an engagement with Paul Smith's long-term communications service provider, BT Global Services. Paul Smith agreed to pilot BT's Cohesion project, which used the Microsoft software to introduce federated communication across the business, and link it more closely to partners like BT itself.
"When we looked at OCS's impact and usability in the business we saw that there was an immediate value-add for us," Bingham says.
"It's a very tangible product in terms of the cost and time savings it can deliver, so that assessment was very quick."
Paul Smith was also guaranteed the support of a number of dedicated engineers from both Microsoft and BT, who helped with the technology implementation. The project began with a small OCS pilot which involved connecting its Nottingham administration and distribution centre, 12 internal finance staff spread across four different locations, and the eight-person internal IT department.
The second phase saw the firm extend the trial to its London-based finance managers. After that, the firm started to scale out the system to the remote branch offices and showrooms, initially to Paris, and then to Milan and New York. At the same time, Bingham decided to upgrade other core parts of the IT system, bringing in Microsoft Exchange 2007 and Windows Vista along with Office 2007, as well as more powerful Intel-based HP hardware to run the new software.
As the trial progressed, Bingham introduced UC in stages, starting with IM, moving onto VoIP, and then to desktop videoconferencing. The most recent trial was so-called multipoint-to-multipoint videoconferencing (where multiple nodes can communicate) between the Paul Smith London and Paris offices, over the organisation's Cisco-based wide-area network.
So far, one of the most surprising results of the trial has been the way in which staff have adopted IM as a means of communication. The firm had experimented with IM about two years previously but lack of integration at the time prevented it from introducing it more widely across the business, and Bingham says he removed the application "for abuse reasons".
But the arrival of OCS meant that IM has now become one of the main modes of communication used by the firm internally. "IM technology has moved on and, in-particular, Microsoft OCS has not only got the level of integration right but also the user interface is as intuitive as you'd expect. IM is saving us huge amounts of time," says Bingham.
The BT Cohesion trial has also brought federated communications to Paul Smith, which basically means that the firm is able to get through to staff and partners more quickly and easily by finding the best means of communicating with them at any given moment.
IM and social networking web sites have used the status indicator for several years, to tell users whether they are available to chat, but OCS extends this concept of 'presence' by taking information straight from the individual's Microsoft Outlook calendar, and from Active Directory. This information can then be integrated with phone system data to see whether a person is actively on the phone, or on divert to a mobile, for example.
As part of the BT Cohesion project, Paul Smith federated with certain account -management and technical support individuals at BT Global Services, as well as with Risual.
In practical terms, federating with BT has meant that Paul Smith can get a faster response from colleagues at BT Global Services on issues regarding technology implementation, account management, billing and services.
Kerry Burn, head of transformation for BT Global Services, runs the Cohesion project and says, "Once you've got your partners connected by federation, we can offer added features such as the voice -recording of calls, as calls are IP-based."
Paul Smith also installed the OCS client software on BT-provided mobile phones, allowing users to transfer voice traffic between landline and mobile networks, while only paying for a local call.
"Another benefit for Paul Smith of having presence is that it has wiped out text messages for them, and we have seen their mobile bills drop," Burn says.
Alun Rogers, a director at Risual, says that federation allowed it to create a "dynamic environment" in which it could work together with Paul Smith's IT department "without wasting time".
"For example, if you've got a quick question to ask you can use IM to get the information without interrupting someone's schedule," he says.
The next step for Paul Smith is to federate with its supply-chain partners, manufacturers and distributors who are located across the globe in places as far apart as India, China and Italy. If partners are able to use presence to see the current availability and communication preference of individuals with whom they have frequent contact, this could greatly enhance their business processes.
Bingham doesn't see language as an issue, though varying technology platforms could pose a problem. "We tend to source and recruit people who are native speakers, and we have a lot of Chinese, Japanese and Italian speaking people in the business as a whole. The challenges come more from the technical side, where IT systems of our third-party partners are different and unique."
One major change that UC is likely to bring to Paul Smith's working practices is the wider use of videoconferencing, a technology the company didn't use at all before the trial.
Bingham envisages the firm using video as the communication method of choice for global inter-office communication. He added this will help to reduce the company's sizeable travel budget, and facilitate quicker decision making.
"Kerry [Burn] and I have frequent conversations over videoconferencing, and like traditional face-to-face communication, you can look each other in the eye," Bingham enthuses.
"There's a certain level of travel in the business that is unavoidable, but we are trying to reduce our travel for the sake of our green agenda. We see video communications in the business as a huge value-add," he says.
"We've always been put off by the cost in the past, but with OCS we have videoconferencing that uses a reliable and easy-to-use interface. Plus video is really easy to upscale so you can shift from IM to voice to point-to-point video from the same interface."
In the future, Bingham anticipates more companies federating with each other via OCS or similar UC platforms.
"At the moment there are few people out there using OCS in the way that we are, so the opportunities for transformation [through federation] are naturally limited," he says.
"But it won't be long before this platform becomes as pervasive as other desktop products, and then things will really start changing fast."
It was a fluke of chance that turned Sir Paul Smith's head towards the glamorous world of fashion.
Aged 16 and with no qualifications to his name, Smith was working for a clothing warehouse in Nottingham but dreaming of becoming a pro cyclist. But that dream died suddenly when Smith had an accident that left him hospitalised for six months.
On leaving hospital he began to frequent a pub popular with the local art college and his thoughts for the future turned to a career in that world. In 1970 he opened the first Paul Smith shop while taking evening classes in tailoring. By 1976 he had his own label and was showing in Paris.
Today his characteristic trendy twists on classic clothing have made Paul Smith a global brand and he is now the proud owner of 12 collections including PS by Paul Smith, Paul Smith Jeans, R.Newbold (Japan only), Paul Smith Accessories, Paul Smith Shoes, Paul Smith Fragrance, Paul Smith Watches, Paul Smith Pens and Paul Smith Furniture.
The Paul Smith collection is wholesaled to 35 countries and the company has shops in London, Paris, Milan, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines, Korea, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. In Japan alone, the brand has over 200 stores but there is also still a Paul Smith in his native Nottingham, where he is now one of the most famous sons of the city, alongside Robin Hood, DH Lawrence and Jesse Boot, founder of Boots the Chemist.
A recent survey of 100 UK CIOs found that 47 per cent of large UK businesses have a UC strategy. However, only 23 per cent use presence technology that allows end-users to display real-time information on their availability and how they wish to communicate - often in the form of a status indicator.
The study noted that presence was arguably the key component of a successful UC strategy, and without it, firms could diminish the return on a UC investment.
The research also found that almost a quarter of those who had a UC strategy said they benefited from a reduced carbon footprint of 14.5 per cent on average. However, cost reduction was the top board driver for UC deployment, with the green agenda being far less important to CIOs.
The study involved 100 IT managers and CIOs of organisations in the UK with 1000 employees or more. It was conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of Dimension Data in June 2008.


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You are an accomplished leader with 5 or more years of managerial experience looking to fast track your knowledge base and achieve your professional goals. By participating in this 5-day intensive program you will learn to make more informed decisions, develop successful strategies and achieve your personal and organizational goals. You will gain insight into how key components of various business functions must be integrated and aligned to achieve short and long-term success.
This comprehensive seminar is presented by expert faculty-practitioners specializing in accounting, finance, strategy, marketing and management. Over the 5 days you will participate, with other leaders, in practical and challenging exercises, activities and case studies to prepare you to accelerate your career to the next level of excellence.
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Loved the course! Even better if at the end of the Strategy day we had done a hands-on exercise on setting the strategy for a business. That information could have been reused for the end-of-day exercise for Marketing, making both days more effective. Jason was very engaged. Sherry was a little less so - she looked at the clock a bit more and cut contents short as much as possible. Both are clearly very strong in their subject matter expertise. I learned a lot every single day of this 5-day course. Well worth the money!!
The course was very informative and well presented.
I found the course very useful and interesting.
Sherry was an excellent facilitator, Jason came across a little preachy at times.
My expectations coming into the course were limited as I did not know what could be covered in 5 days. Finance / Acct was clear but scope was banking sector not operational. Strategy and Marketing were good but compressed, and Management was a refresher. Other CMC courses specific to each subject with more detail would enhance the experience. I believe that this course is a good tool to refresh and engage attendees who have already experienced training in the focus areas. It would be a challenge to digest and process the information without previous experience. I enjoyed interacting with other participants and understanding their experiences.
The finance material could have been done in less time. Jason went off on many tangents and provided a lot of personal commentary that was unwarranted. He was also very cynical which I did not appreciate. He was very knowledgeable and was good at explaining the material though. Sherry was fantastic and engaging! Overall I was very happy with the course, but I would have loved more time with Sherry to unpack the things that she was teaching. A note that I would rate Jason as good and Sherry as excellent. You should separate these questions when there is more than one facilitator.
Great course. To keep the course moving and include more content more time could be incorporated to apply knowledge.
I believe Jason's material could have been covered in a shorter amount of time as we spent a great deal of time on tangents that were really unrelated to the material. I also could have done without the cynicism and political commentary that he provided. Sherry was great - fully engaging and on topic.
I would have enjoyed more case studies that challenged the group to problem solve. I felt like there wasn't enough group exercises to challenge me.
I was interested in learning more about Strategic approaches which were covered in Day 3 however it seems that there wasn't enough time in that section to do more "real life" exercises.
Overall I felt that Jason was more enthusiastic about the material. He was also able to engage the audience more by using a lot of examples and interactive methods.
Fantastic instructors. They both were superb. Answered questions very clearly. Sherry was very good at delivering concise and understandable learning content.
It was hard to switch from one instructional style to another during the week.
I wish the financial portion was slightly longer as more time was needed to sufficiently gain a solid understanding of the formulas and how to gauge the numbers per industry.


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Sharon Kay Miller (born January 31, 1941) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Miller was born in Marshall, Michigan. She attended Western Michigan University where she lettered in five sports; golf, tennis, field hockey, basketball, and volleyball. She was inducted into the WMU Hall of Fame in 1991.

Miller won twice on the LPGA Tour, in 1973 and 1974. She also won an unofficial event in 1968.

After retiring from the tour, Miller became a teaching professional.

Professional wins

LPGA Tour wins (2)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins
1968 Seven Lakes Invitational

References

External links

Profile on Bird Golf Academy site

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yum! and 3 bunches of cilantro for $1 !!!! that will last awhile!
I agree with you. I love shopping at the Farmer's Markets. The prices are a little higher at the Farmer's Markets in Hawaii but can't beat the freshness and varieties. (e.g. bunch of baby red beets 3.00 1 bunch of cilantro or green onions are 1.00 each).
I use local honey for my allergies every spring, and this post totally just reminded me to pick some up today. Thanks!
Love the farmers market!! I have never herd about the honey for allergies thing, but now that spring is approaching I'm about to become desperate. Must give it a try!
You mentioned "money traps" in your post... could you explain what some of those might be for those of us who are farmers' market newbies?
I have to remind myself never to read PGEW when I'm hungry. Now I'm ravenous!
Love the farmer's market, everything is fresh and beautiful, and I want to support local business. It isn't a budget friendly trip though. I'm envious of your prices. When out yummy asparagus is ready a bunch will cost $6.00, this week a normal sized bunch of radishes was $3.50.
When you go to the farmers' market, you can look for seconds. If you don't see any, ask, "Do you have any seconds I could purchase inexpensively?" If they don't, you can ask, "Do you have any thirds I can just have?" You'd be surprised what they'll come up with, especially if you don't go first thing in the morning.
Can that really last for a month? Every time I hit the Farmer's Market I'm in for a huge disappointment and a fridge full of spoiled food if I don't eat it all within the next three days. What's your secret?
Wow! I have no idea how you do that... it could be where you live? Our farmer's markets (in Orlando) are almost never local (produce from chile!) and honey bears are almost always $5-8 bucks even though we have a ton of local honey farms! It's sad, really. I'll have to go to a few different ones and scope out where the deals are!
ok, u say any grocery store can be done this way.
Does that mean the big chain grocery stores as well? We dont have a farmers market where I go to college, at least not all the time, and I admire this ability to keep groceries costs soo low.
and to clarify, is it $25 for a month? or two weeks?
I'm amazed that your prices are so low-- I could never get Thai basil for less than $2.50 or chard for less than $3.


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Built in 1932, Giraffe Manor became the home of Jock and Betty Leslie-Melville in 1974. The couple founded the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (AFEW) and took in five orphaned, endangered Rothschild giraffe; today the numbers have increased significantly, with giraffe wandering the lawns during the day before retreating to the sanctuary at night.
The colonial-style manor is impressive; wide stone steps lead to an imposing mansion with gables, chimneys, a red-tiled roof and creeping ivy, which the giraffe like to eat in the morning. A high-arched doorway leads to a grand entrance hall and spacious living room featuring deep sofas, a grand piano, numerous books and family photographs.
OUR RATING: Deluxe
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Staying at Giraffe Manor is a truly unique experience. It's a rather eccentric place, but great fun. We think this makes the perfect beginning or end to a safari for wildlife lovers.
There are just a handful of rooms and suites, each of which has its own distinct style and character. They boast original furniture, including four-poster beds in some cases, and are individually named.
They're split between the main house and a separate garden manor, which has its own dining area and lounge, as well as housing the Finch Hatton family suite for two adults and three children. There's also the Karen Blixen Suite, which is attached to the main house and particularly suitable for families or wheelchair users. It has a double bedroom, two single beds and a cozy lounge area, opening out onto a courtyard.
Giraffe Manor is situated in the Langata suburb of Nairobi, set in extensive private grounds of green lawns and sunny terraces within a large area of indigenous forest. The AFEW Giraffe Centre is just a stroll across the lawn, and within the local area you can explore various museums, arts and crafts outlets and wildlife sanctuaries, as well as Nairobi National Park.
There's a breakfast room along one side of the property, where giraffe often peer through the windows as you eat, hoping for a treat. Dinner is served in a paneled dining room complete with candelabras for a more refined dining experience, while a variety of drinks can be served out on the terrace.
Families can stay in Kelly's room, which can be set up as a triple, the Finch Hatton Suite for up to two adults and three children, or the Karen Blixen Suite, which has space for two adults and two children. Encountering the giraffe is exciting for young and old alike, and there are lots of family attractions in the local area.
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We recommend visiting the AFEW Giraffe Centre on site, where you can learn about the endangered giraffe and take guided walks around the sanctuary when no other visitors are there. At the nearby Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage you can feed and adopt baby elephant. The Karen Blixen Museum features exhibits on the Danish explorer and writer, and there are several art galleries in the area. A massage service is available on site.
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This series of illustrations by Lynn Paula Russell for Pauline Réage's The Story of O appeared in The Illustrative Art of Lynn Paula Russell, published by The Erotic Print Society. She was clearly inspired by reading the 1954 novel with its themes of erotic sadism, telling of the sexual enslavement of a beautiful young photographer in a château outside Paris. The interplay between the men of the secret society controlling the action and the women at the receiving end of painful pleasure is described with an insight and depth sadly missing in most BDSM literature, and this moved Russell to produce a detailed, disturbing, and highly personal set of drawings in which she appears as the main character of O, undergoing the increasingly grotesque trials devised by O's captors.
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