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CABTEQ Solutions establishing operations in York County
Company investing $3 million to create 125 new jobs
Rock Hill, S.C. – CABTEQ Solutions (CABTEQ), a South Carolina-based company, which specializes in commercial cabinetry, is establishing operations in York County. The company is investing $3 million in the facility, which is expected to create 125 new jobs.
Offering design, manufacturing and installation services, CABTEQ prides itself in providing its customers with total solutions for all commercial cabinetry needs. The company serves a variety of markets, including both the dental and overall medical markets.
To launch operations in York County, CABTEQ is moving into an 80,000-square-foot industrial facility, located at 150 Mount Gallant Road in Rock Hill, S.C. Hiring will begin immediately, and those interested in applying may visit www.cabteq.com.
The Coordinating Council for Economic Development has approved a $150,000 grant to York County to assist with the costs of real property improvements.
"It's very gratifying to partner with the State of South Carolina and York County in building our workforce and having positive economic and social impacts on our region and my hometown of Rock Hill. I am extremely proud of my hometown and look forward to serving it for years to come." – CABTEQ Solutions President Ben Chapman
"We couldn't be more excited to see CABTEQ Solutions succeed to the point that they are able to create 125 new jobs in York County. This $3 million investment is a huge win for all of South Carolina because it shows that one of our very own companies will continue to show their commitment to the people of our state, and we look forward to watching this partnership continue for many years to come." – Gov. Nikki Haley
"Today's announcement by CABTEQ Solutions only further elevates our status as a leader in that industry. As a South Carolina-based company, we're happy that CABTEQ has decided to stay at home in York County and wish them the utmost success in the years to come." – Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt
"On behalf of York County, we reflect the sentiment of CABTEQ's excitement as they establish their operations here in York County. It is refreshing to continue to see companies like CABTEQ take pride in investing in their hometown, bringing significant jobs and opportunity to our county. We congratulate CABTEQ on the establishment of this new operation and look forward to watching them flourish." – York County Council Chairman Britt Blackwell
CABTEQ Solutions is establishing operations in York County.
$3 million investment to create 125 jobs.
CABTEQ Solutions is a South Carolina-based provider of commercial cabinetry.
The company's 80,000-square-foot facility will be located at 150 Mount Gallant Road in Rock Hill, S.C.
For more information, visit www.cabteq.com.
About CABTEQ Solutions
CABTEQ Solutions is a Rock Hill, S.C.-based provider of commercial cabinetry. The company was recently established as an exclusive partner with one of the world's leading dental manufacturers. With a leadership team that has over 50 years of design and manufacturing experience, CABTEQ Solutions offers customers a total solution for their commercial cabinetry needs, including design, manufacturing and installation. For more information on CABTEQ Solutions, please call (803) 517-9295 or visit www.cabteq.com.
As South Carolina's leading economic development agency, the Department of Commerce works to recruit new businesses and help existing business grow. Commerce has recruited world-class companies to South Carolina such as BMW, Boeing, Continental, Giti Tire, LPL Financial Holdings, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Toray and Volvo Cars and also supports startups, small and existing business, innovation and rural development initiatives. Commerce partners with the S.C. Technical College System via readySC to support workforce training and recruiting, and with the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce, which provides worker training and employment opportunities within the state. IBM-Plant Location International reports in 2012, 2013 and 2015 ranked South Carolina first in the nation for attracting jobs through foreign investment. The state won the Gold Shovel Award and the Project of Year Award from Area Development magazine in 2012, 2014 and 2015. For more information, visit www.SCcommerce.com.
Adrienne R. Fairwell, APR
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The I-77 Corridor Region: A Smart Choice for Growing Businesses
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South American fox
Lycalopex[1]
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Caninae
Tribe: Canini
Genus: Lycalopex
Burmeister, 1854
Lycalopex culpaeus
Lycalopex fulvipes
Lycalopex griseus
Lycalopex gymnocercus
Lycalopex sechurae
Lycalopex vetulus
Pseudalopex Burmeister, 1856
The South American foxes (Lycalopex), commonly called raposa in Portuguese, or zorro in Spanish, are a genus of the family Canidae from South America. Despite their name, they are not true foxes, but are a unique canid genus related to wolves and jackals, which some somewhat resemble foxes due to convergent evolution; the South American gray fox, Lycalopex griseus, is the most common species, and is known for its large ears and a highly marketable, russet-fringed pelt.
The oldest known fossils belonging to the genus were discovered in Chile, and date from 2.0 to 2.5 million years ago, in the mid- to late Pliocene.[2]
2 Species
3 Phylogeny
4 Relationship with humans
Names[edit]
The common English words "zorro" and "raposa" are loan words from Spanish and Portuguese, respectively, with both words originally meaning "fox". Current usage lists Pseudalopex (literally: "false fox") as synonymous with Lycalopex ("wolf fox"), with the latter taking precedence;[1] the IUCN, for instance, retains the use of Pseudalopex while also acknowledging Lycalopex as a legitimate alternative.[3]
Species[edit]
Species currently included in this genus include:[1]
Lycalopex culpaeus Culpeo or Andean fox Ecuador and Peru to the southern regions of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego
Lycalopex fulvipes Darwin's fox Nahuelbuta National Park (Araucanía Region), the Valdivian Coastal Range (Los Ríos Region) in mainland Chile and Chiloé Island
Lycalopex griseus South American gray fox Argentina and Chile
Lycalopex gymnocercus Pampas fox northern and central Argentina, Uruguay, eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
Lycalopex sechurae Sechuran fox the Sechura Desert in southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru
Lycalopex vetulus Hoary fox south-central Brazil
In 1914, Oldfield Thomas established the genus Dusicyon, in which he included these zorros. They were later reclassified to Lycalopex (via Pseudalopex) by Langguth in 1975.[1]
Phylogeny[edit]
The following phylogenetic tree shows the evolutionary relationships between the Lycalopex species, based on molecular analysis of mitochondrial DNA control region sequences.[4]
Lycalopex
Lycalopex vetulus (hoary fox)
Lycalopex sechurae (Sechuran fox or Peruvian desert fox)
Lycalopex fulvipes (Darwin's fox)
Lycalopex gymnocercus (pampas fox)
Lycalopex griseus (South American gray fox or chilla)
Lycalopex culpaeus (culpeo or Andean fox)
Relationship with humans[edit]
The zorros are hunted in Argentina for their durable, soft pelts, they are also often labelled 'lamb-killers'.
^ a b c d Wozencraft, W.C. (2005). "Order Carnivora". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ Lucherini, M. & Luengos Vidal, E. M. (2008). "Lycalopex gymnocercus (Carnivora: Canidae)". Mammalian Species: Number 820, pp. 1–9. doi:10.1644/820.1.
^ Jiménez, J. E. (2008). "Pseudalopex culpaeus". IUCN. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
^ Tchaicka, Ligia; Freitas, Thales Renato Ochotorena de; Bager, Alex; Vidal, Stela Luengos; Lucherini, Mauro; Iriarte, Agustín; Novaro, Andres; Geffen, Eli; Garcez, Fabricio Silva; Johnson, Warren E.; Wayne, Robert K.; Eizirik, Eduardo (2016). "Molecular assessment of the phylogeny and biogeography of a recently diversified endemic group of South American canids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae)" (PDF). Genetics and Molecular Biology. 39 (3): 442–451. doi:10.1590/1678-4685-GMB-2015-0189.
Wikispecies has information related to South American fox
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pseudalopex.
Nowak, Ronald M. (2005). Walker's Carnivores of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. ISBN 0-8018-8032-7
Extant Carnivora species
Infraclass: Eutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Suborder Feliformia
Nandiniidae
Nandinia
African palm civet (N. binotata)
Herpestidae
(Mongooses)
Atilax
Marsh mongoose (A. paludinosus)
Bdeogale
Bushy-tailed mongoose (B. crassicauda)
Jackson's mongoose (B. jacksoni)
Black-footed mongoose (B. nigripes)
Crossarchus
Alexander's kusimanse (C. alexandri)
Angolan kusimanse (C. ansorgei)
Common kusimanse (C. obscurus)
Flat-headed kusimanse (C. platycephalus)
Cynictis
Yellow mongoose (C. penicillata)
Dologale
Pousargues's mongoose (D. dybowskii)
Galerella
Angolan slender mongoose (G. flavescens)
Black mongoose (G. nigrata)
Somalian slender mongoose (G. ochracea)
Cape gray mongoose (G. pulverulenta)
Slender mongoose (G. sanguinea)
Helogale
Ethiopian dwarf mongoose (H. hirtula)
Common dwarf mongoose (H. parvula)
Herpestes
Short-tailed mongoose (H. brachyurus)
Indian gray mongoose (H. edwardsii)
Indian brown mongoose (H. fuscus)
Egyptian mongoose (H. ichneumon)
Small Asian mongoose (H. javanicus)
Long-nosed mongoose (H. naso)
Collared mongoose (H. semitorquatus)
Ruddy mongoose (H. smithii)
Crab-eating mongoose (H. urva)
Stripe-necked mongoose (H. vitticollis)
Ichneumia
White-tailed mongoose (I. albicauda)
Liberiictus
Liberian mongoose (L. kuhni)
Mungos
Gambian mongoose (M. gambianus)
Banded mongoose (M. mungo)
Paracynictis
Selous' mongoose (P. selousi)
Rhynchogale
Meller's mongoose (R. melleri)
Meerkat (S. suricatta)
Hyaenidae
(Hyenas)
Crocuta
Spotted hyena (C. crocuta)
Hyaena
Brown hyena (H. brunnea)
Striped hyena (H. hyaena)
Proteles
Aardwolf (P. cristatus)
Large family listed below
Viverridae
Eupleridae
Small family listed below
Family Felidae
Acinonyx
Cheetah (A. jubatus)
Caracal (C. caracal)
African golden cat (C. aurata)
Catopuma
Bay cat (C. badia)
Asian golden cat (C. temminckii)
European wildcat (F. silvestris)
African wildcat (F. lybica)
Jungle cat (F. chaus)
Black-footed cat (F. nigripes)
Sand cat (F. margarita)
Chinese mountain cat (F. bieti)
Domestic cat (F. catus)
Leopardus
Ocelot (L. pardalis)
Margay (L. wiedii)
Pampas cat (L. colocola)
Geoffroy's cat (L. geoffroyi)
Kodkod (L. guigna)
Andean mountain cat (L. jacobita)
Oncilla (L. tigrinus)
Southern tigrina (L. guttulus)
Leptailurus
Serval (L. serval)
Canadian lynx (L. canadensis)
Eurasian lynx (L. lynx)
Iberian lynx (L. pardinus)
Bobcat (L. rufus)
Otocolobus
Pallas's cat (O. manul)
Pardofelis
Marbled cat (P. marmorata)
Prionailurus
Fishing cat (P. viverrinus)
Leopard cat (P. bengalensis)
Sundaland leopard cat (P. javanensis)
Flat-headed cat (P. planiceps)
Rusty-spotted cat (P. rubiginosus)
Cougar (P. concolor)
Herpailurus
Jaguarundi (H. yagouaroundi)
Lion (P. leo)
Jaguar (P. onca)
Leopard (P. pardus)
Tiger (P. tigris)
Snow leopard (P. uncia)
Neofelis
Clouded leopard (N. nebulosa)
Sunda clouded leopard (N. diardi)
Family Viverridae
Paradoxurinae
Arctictis
Binturong (A. binturong)
Arctogalidia
Small-toothed palm civet (A. trivirgata)
Macrogalidia
Sulawesi palm civet (M. musschenbroekii)
Paguma
Masked palm civet (P. larvata)
Paradoxurus
Golden wet-zone palm civet (P. aureus)
Asian palm civet (P. hermaphroditus)
Jerdon's palm civet (P. jerdoni)
Golden palm civet (P. zeylonensis)
Hemigalinae
Chrotogale
Owston's palm civet (C. owstoni)
Cynogale
Otter civet (C. bennettii)
Diplogale
Hose's palm civet (D. hosei)
Hemigalus
Banded palm civet (H. derbyanus)
Prionodontinae
(Asiatic linsangs)
Prionodon
Banded linsang (P. linsang)
Spotted linsang (P. pardicolor)
Viverrinae
Civettictis
African civet (C. civetta)
Genetta
(Genets)
Abyssinian genet (G. abyssinica)
Angolan genet (G. angolensis)
Bourlon's genet (G. bourloni)
Crested servaline genet (G. cristata)
Common genet (G. genetta)
Johnston's genet (G. johnstoni)
Rusty-spotted genet (G. maculata)
Pardine genet (G. pardina)
Aquatic genet (G. piscivora)
King genet (G. poensis)
Servaline genet (G. servalina)
Haussa genet (G. thierryi)
Cape genet (G. tigrina)
Giant forest genet (G. victoriae)
Poiana
Central African oyan (P. richardsonii)
West African oyan (P. leightoni)
Viverra
Malabar large-spotted civet (V. civettina)
Large-spotted civet (V. megaspila)
Malayan civet (V. tangalunga)
Large Indian civet (V. zibetha)
Viverricula
Small Indian civet (V. indica)
Family Eupleridae
Euplerinae
Cryptoprocta
Fossa (C. ferox)
Eupleres
Eastern falanouc (E. goudotii)
Western falanouc (E. major)
Malagasy civet (F. fossana)
Galidiinae
Galidia
Ring-tailed mongoose (G. elegans)
Galidictis
Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose (G. fasciata)
Grandidier's mongoose (G. grandidieri)
Mungotictis
Narrow-striped mongoose (M. decemlineata)
Salanoia
Brown-tailed mongoose (S. concolor)
Durrell's vontsira (S. durrelli)
Suborder Caniformia (cont. below)
Ursidae
(Bears)
Ailuropoda
Giant panda (A. melanoleuca)
Helarctos
Sun bear (H. malayanus)
Melursus
Sloth bear (M. ursinus)
Tremarctos
Spectacled bear (T. ornatus)
American black bear (U. americanus)
Brown bear (U. arctos)
Polar bear (U. maritimus)
Asian black bear (U. thibetanus)
Mephitidae
(Skunks)
Conepatus
(Hog-nosed
skunks)
Molina's hog-nosed skunk (C. chinga)
Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk (C. humboldtii)
American hog-nosed skunk (C. leuconotus)
Striped hog-nosed skunk (C. semistriatus)
Mephitis
Hooded skunk (M. macroura)
Striped skunk (M. mephitis)
Mydaus
Sunda stink badger (M. javanensis)
Palawan stink badger (M. marchei)
Spilogale
(Spotted skunks)
Southern spotted skunk (S. angustifrons)
Western spotted skunk (S. gracilis)
Eastern spotted skunk (S. putorius)
Pygmy spotted skunk (S. pygmaea)
Procyonidae
(Raccoons, coatis, olingos)
Bassaricyon
(Olingos)
Eastern lowland olingo (B. alleni)
Northern olingo (B. gabbii)
Western lowland olingo (B. medius)
Olinguito (B. neblina)
Bassariscus
Ring-tailed cat (B. astutus)
Cacomistle (B. sumichrasti)
Nasua
(Coatis inclusive)
White-nosed coati (N. narica)
South American coati (N. nasua)
Nasuella
Western mountain coati (N. olivacea)
Eastern mountain coati (N. meridensis)
Kinkajou (P. flavus)
Crab-eating raccoon (P. cancrivorus)
Raccoon (P. lotor)
Cozumel raccoon (P. pygmaeus)
Ailurus
Red panda (A. fulgens)
Suborder Caniformia (cont. above)
Otariidae
(Eared seals)
(includes fur seals
and sea lions)
(Pinniped inclusive)
Arctocephalus
South American fur seal (A. australis)
Australasian fur seal (A. forsteri)
Galápagos fur seal (A. galapagoensis)
Antarctic fur seal (A. gazella)
Juan Fernández fur seal (A. philippii)
Brown fur seal (A. pusillus)
Guadalupe fur seal (A. townsendi)
Subantarctic fur seal (A. tropicalis)
Callorhinus
Northern fur seal (C. ursinus)
Eumetopias
Steller sea lion (E. jubatus)
Neophoca
Australian sea lion (N. cinerea)
Otaria
South American sea lion (O. flavescens)
Phocarctos
New Zealand sea lion (P. hookeri)
Zalophus
California sea lion (Z. californianus)
Galápagos sea lion (Z. wollebaeki)
Odobenidae
Odobenus
Walrus (O. rosmarus)
Phocidae
(Earless seals)
Cystophora
Hooded seal (C. cristata)
Erignathus
Bearded seal (E. barbatus)
Halichoerus
Grey seal (H. grypus)
Histriophoca
Ribbon seal (H. fasciata)
Hydrurga
Leopard seal (H. leptonyx)
Leptonychotes
Weddell seal (L. weddellii)
Lobodon
Crabeater seal (L. carcinophagus)
Mirounga
(Elephant seals)
Northern elephant seal (M. angustirostris)
Southern elephant seal (M. leonina)
Monachus
Mediterranean monk seal (M. monachus)
Hawaiian monk seal (M. schauinslandi)
Ommatophoca
Ross seal (O. rossi)
Harp seal (P. groenlandicus)
Phoca
Spotted seal (P. largha)
Harbor seal (P. vitulina)
Caspian seal (P. caspica)
Ringed seal (P. hispida)
Baikal seal (P. sibirica)
Mustelidae
Family Canidae (includes dogs)
Atelocynus
Short-eared dog (A. microtis)
Side-striped jackal (C. adustus)
African golden wolf (C. anthus)
Golden jackal (C. aureus)
Coyote (C. latrans)
Gray wolf (C. lupus)
Black-backed jackal (C. mesomelas)
Red wolf (C. rufus)
Ethiopian wolf (C. simensis)
Cerdocyon
Crab-eating fox (C. thous)
Chrysocyon
Maned wolf (C. brachyurus)
Cuon
Dhole (C. alpinus)
Culpeo (L. culpaeus)
Darwin's fox (L. fulvipes)
South American gray fox (L. griseus)
Pampas fox (L. gymnocercus)
Sechuran fox (L. sechurae)
Hoary fox (L. vetulus)
African wild dog (L. pictus)
Nyctereutes
Raccoon dog (N. procyonoides)
Otocyon
Bat-eared fox (O. megalotis)
Speothos
Bush dog (S. venaticus)
Urocyon
Gray fox (U. cinereoargenteus)
Island fox (U. littoralis)
(Foxes)
Bengal fox (V. bengalensis)
Blanford's fox (V. cana)
Cape fox (V. chama)
Corsac fox (V. corsac)
Tibetan sand fox (V. ferrilata)
Arctic fox (V. lagopus)
Kit fox (V. macrotis)
Pale fox (V. pallida)
Rüppell's fox (V. rueppelli)
Swift fox (V. velox)
Red fox (V. vulpes)
Fennec fox (V. zerda)
Family Mustelidae
Helictidinae
(Ferret-badgers)
Melogale
Bornean ferret-badger (M. everetti)
Chinese ferret-badger (M. moschata)
Javan ferret-badger (M. orientalis)
Burmese ferret-badger (M. personata)
Vietnam ferret-badger (M. cucphuongensis)
Guloninae
(Martins and wolverines)
Tayra (E. barbara)
Wolverine (G. gulo)
(Martens)
American marten (M. americana)
Newfoundland pine marten (M. atrata)
Yellow-throated marten (M. flavigula)
Beech marten (M. foina)
Nilgiri marten (M. gwatkinsii)
European pine marten (M. martes)
Japanese marten (M. melampus)
Sable (M. zibellina)
Pekania
Fisher (P. pennanti)
Ictonychinae
(African polecats and grisons)
Galictis
Lesser grison (G. cuja)
Greater grison (G. vittata)
Ictonyx
Saharan striped polecat (I. libyca)
Striped polecat (I. striatus)
Lyncodon
Patagonian weasel (L. patagonicus)
Poecilogale
African striped weasel (P. albinucha)
Vormela
Marbled polecat (V. peregusna)
Lutrinae
(Otters)
Aonyx
African clawless otter (A. capensis)
Oriental small-clawed otter (A. cinerea)
Enhydra
Sea otter (E. lutris)
Hydrictis
Spotted-necked otter (H. maculicollis)
North American river otter (L. canadensis)
Marine otter (L. felina)
Neotropical otter (L. longicaudis)
Southern river otter (L. provocax)
Eurasian otter (L. lutra)
Hairy-nosed otter (L. sumatrana)
Lutrogale
Smooth-coated otter (L. perspicillata)
Pteronura
Giant otter (P. brasiliensis)
Melinae
(Eurasian badgers)
Arctonyx
Hog badger (A. collaris)
Japanese badger (M. anakuma)
Asian badger (M. leucurus)
European badger (M. meles)
Mellivorinae
Mellivora
Honey badger (M. capensis)
Mustelinae
(Weasels and minks)
(Weasels and ferrets)
Amazon weasel (M. africana)
Mountain weasel (M. altaica)
Stoat (M. erminea)
Steppe polecat (M. eversmannii)
Colombian weasel (M. felipei)
Long-tailed weasel (M. frenata)
Japanese weasel (M. itatsi)
Yellow-bellied weasel (M. kathiah)
European mink (M. lutreola)
Indonesian mountain weasel (M. lutreolina)
Black-footed ferret (M. nigripes)
Least weasel (M. nivalis)
Malayan weasel (M. nudipes)
European polecat (M. putorius)
Siberian weasel (M. sibirica)
Back-striped weasel (M. strigidorsa)
Egyptian weasel (M. subpalmata)
Neovison
American mink (N. vison)
Taxidiinae
Taxidea
American badger (T. taxus)
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The South American foxes called raposa in Portuguese, or zorro in Spanish, are a genus of the family Canidae from South America. Despite their name, they are not true foxes, but are a unique canid genus related to wolves and jackals, which some somewhat resemble foxes due to convergent evolution; the South American gray fox, Lycalopex griseus, is the most common species, is known for its large ears and a marketable, russet-fringed pelt. The oldest known fossils belonging to the genus were discovered in Chile, date from 2.0 to 2.5 million years ago, in the mid- to late Pliocene. The common English words "zorro" and "raposa" are loan words from Spanish and Portuguese with both words meaning "fox". Current usage lists Pseudalopex as synonymous with Lycalopex, with the latter taking precedence; the IUCN, for instance, retains the use of Pseudalopex while acknowledging Lycalopex as a legitimate alternative. Species included in this genus include: In 1914, Oldfield Thomas established the genus Dusicyon, in which he included these zorros.
They were reclassified to Lycalopex by Langguth in 1975. The following phylogenetic tree shows the evolutionary relationships between the Lycalopex species, based on molecular analysis of mitochondrial DNA control region sequences; the zorros are hunted in Argentina for their soft pelts. They are often labelled'lamb-killers'. Nowak, Ronald M.. Walker's Carnivores of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. ISBN 0-8018-8032-7
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Incorporated d/b/a OCLC is an American nonprofit cooperative organization "dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing information costs". It was founded in 1967 as the Ohio College Library Center. OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the largest online public access catalog in the world. OCLC is funded by the fees that libraries have to pay for its services. OCLC maintains the Dewey Decimal Classification system. OCLC began in 1967, as the Ohio College Library Center, through a collaboration of university presidents, vice presidents, library directors who wanted to create a cooperative computerized network for libraries in the state of Ohio; the group first met on July 5, 1967 on the campus of the Ohio State University to sign the articles of incorporation for the nonprofit organization, hired Frederick G. Kilgour, a former Yale University medical school librarian, to design the shared cataloging system.
Kilgour wished to merge the latest information storage and retrieval system of the time, the computer, with the oldest, the library. The plan was to merge the catalogs of Ohio libraries electronically through a computer network and database to streamline operations, control costs, increase efficiency in library management, bringing libraries together to cooperatively keep track of the world's information in order to best serve researchers and scholars; the first library to do online cataloging through OCLC was the Alden Library at Ohio University on August 26, 1971. This was the first online cataloging by any library worldwide. Membership in OCLC is based on use of services and contribution of data. Between 1967 and 1977, OCLC membership was limited to institutions in Ohio, but in 1978, a new governance structure was established that allowed institutions from other states to join. In 2002, the governance structure was again modified to accommodate participation from outside the United States.
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In October 2005, the OCLC technical staff began a wiki project, WikiD, allowing readers to add commentary and structured-field information associated with any WorldCat record. WikiD was phased out; the Online Computer Library Center acquired the trademark and copyrights associated with the Dewey Decimal Classification System when it bought Forest Press in 1988. A browser for books with their Dewey Decimal Classifications was available until July 2013; until August 2009, when it was sold to Backstage Library Works, OCLC owned a preservation microfilm and digitization operation called the OCLC Preservation Service Center, with its principal office in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The reference management service QuestionPoint provides libraries with tools to communicate with users; this around-the-clock reference service is provided by a cooperative of participating global libraries. Starting in 1971, OCLC produced catalog cards for members alongside its shared online catalog. OCLC commercially sells software, such as CONTENTdm for managing digital collections.
It offers the bibliographic discovery system WorldCat Discovery, which allows for library patrons to use a single search interface to access an institution's catalog, database subscriptions and more. OCLC has been conducting research for the library community for more than 30 years. In accordance with its mission, OCLC makes its research outcomes known through various publications; these publications, including journal articles, reports and presentations, are available through the organization's website. OCLC Publications – Research articles from various journals including Code4Lib Journal, OCLC Research, Reference & User Services Quarterly, College & Research Libraries News, Art Libraries Journal, National Education Association Newsletter; the most recent publications are displayed first, all archived resources, starting in 1970, are available. Membership Reports – A number of significant reports on topics ranging from virtual reference in libraries to perceptions about library funding. Newsletters – Current and archived newsletters for the library and archive community.
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Chordate
A chordate is an animal constituting the phylum Chordata. During some period of their life cycle, chordates possess a notochord, a dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, a post-anal tail: these five anatomical features define this phylum. Chordates are bilaterally symmetric; the Chordata and Ambulacraria together form the superphylum Deuterostomia. Chordates are divided into three subphyla: Vertebrata. There are extinct taxa such as the Vetulicolia. Hemichordata has been presented as a fourth chordate subphylum, but now is treated as a separate phylum: hemichordates and Echinodermata form the Ambulacraria, the sister phylum of the Chordates. Of the more than 65,000 living species of chordates, about half are bony fish that are members of the superclass Osteichthyes. Chordate fossils have been found from as early as the Cambrian explosion, 541 million years ago. Cladistically, vertebrates - chordates with the notochord replaced by a vertebral column during development - are considered to be a subgroup of the clade Craniata, which consists of chordates with a skull.
The Craniata and Tunicata compose the clade Olfactores. Chordates form a phylum of animals that are defined by having at some stage in their lives all of the following anatomical features: A notochord, a stiff rod of cartilage that extends along the inside of the body. Among the vertebrate sub-group of chordates the notochord develops into the spine, in wholly aquatic species this helps the animal to swim by flexing its tail. A dorsal neural tube. In fish and other vertebrates, this develops into the spinal cord, the main communications trunk of the nervous system. Pharyngeal slits; the pharynx is the part of the throat behind the mouth. In fish, the slits are modified to form gills, but in some other chordates they are part of a filter-feeding system that extracts particles of food from the water in which the animals live. Post-anal tail. A muscular tail that extends backwards behind the anus. An endostyle; this is a groove in the ventral wall of the pharynx. In filter-feeding species it produces mucus to gather food particles, which helps in transporting food to the esophagus.
It stores iodine, may be a precursor of the vertebrate thyroid gland. There are soft constraints that separate chordates from certain other biological lineages, but are not part of the formal definition: All chordates are deuterostomes; this means. All chordates are based on a bilateral body plan. All chordates are coelomates, have a fluid filled body cavity called a coelom with a complete lining called peritoneum derived from mesoderm; the following schema is from the third edition of Vertebrate Palaeontology. The invertebrate chordate classes are from Fishes of the World. While it is structured so as to reflect evolutionary relationships, it retains the traditional ranks used in Linnaean taxonomy. Phylum Chordata †Vetulicolia? Subphylum Cephalochordata – Class Leptocardii Clade Olfactores Subphylum Tunicata – Class Ascidiacea Class Thaliacea Class Appendicularia Class Sorberacea Subphylum Vertebrata Infraphylum incertae sedis Cyclostomata Superclass'Agnatha' paraphyletic Class Myxini Class Petromyzontida or Hyperoartia Class †Conodonta Class †Myllokunmingiida Class †Pteraspidomorphi Class †Thelodonti Class †Anaspida Class †Cephalaspidomorphi Infraphylum Gnathostomata Class †Placodermi Class Chondrichthyes Class †Acanthodii Superclass Osteichthyes Class Actinopterygii Class Sarcopterygii Superclass Tetrapoda Class Amphibia Class Sauropsida Class Synapsida Craniates, one of the three subdivisions of chordates, all have distinct skulls.
They include the hagfish. Michael J. Benton commented that "craniates are characterized by their heads, just as chordates, or all deuterostomes, are by their tails". Most craniates are vertebrates; these consist of a series of bony or cartilaginous cylindrical vertebrae with neural arches that protect the spinal cord, with projections that link the vertebrae. However hagfish have incomplete braincases and no vertebrae, are therefore not regarded as vertebrates, but as members of the craniates, the group from which vertebrates are thought to have evolved; however the cladistic exclusion of hagfish from the vertebrates is controversial, as they ma
Synonym (taxonomy)
In scientific nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that goes by a different scientific name, although the term is used somewhat differently in the zoological code of nomenclature. For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name to the Norway spruce, which he called Pinus abies; this name is no longer in use: it is now a synonym of the current scientific name, Picea abies. Unlike synonyms in other contexts, in taxonomy a synonym is not interchangeable with the name of which it is a synonym. In taxonomy, synonyms have a different status. For any taxon with a particular circumscription and rank, only one scientific name is considered to be the correct one at any given time. A synonym cannot exist in isolation: it is always an alternative to a different scientific name. Given that the correct name of a taxon depends on the taxonomic viewpoint used a name, one taxonomist's synonym may be another taxonomist's correct name. Synonyms may arise whenever the same taxon is named more than once, independently.
They may arise when existing taxa are changed, as when two taxa are joined to become one, a species is moved to a different genus, a variety is moved to a different species, etc. Synonyms come about when the codes of nomenclature change, so that older names are no longer acceptable. To the general user of scientific names, in fields such as agriculture, ecology, general science, etc. A synonym is a name, used as the correct scientific name but, displaced by another scientific name, now regarded as correct, thus Oxford Dictionaries Online defines the term as "a taxonomic name which has the same application as another one, superseded and is no longer valid." In handbooks and general texts, it is useful to have synonyms mentioned as such after the current scientific name, so as to avoid confusion. For example, if the much advertised name change should go through and the scientific name of the fruit fly were changed to Sophophora melanogaster, it would be helpful if any mention of this name was accompanied by "".
Synonyms used in this way may not always meet the strict definitions of the term "synonym" in the formal rules of nomenclature which govern scientific names. Changes of scientific name have two causes: they may be taxonomic or nomenclatural. A name change may be caused by changes in the circumscription, position or rank of a taxon, representing a change in taxonomic, scientific insight. A name change may be due to purely nomenclatural reasons, that is, based on the rules of nomenclature. Speaking in general, name changes for nomenclatural reasons have become less frequent over time as the rules of nomenclature allow for names to be conserved, so as to promote stability of scientific names. In zoological nomenclature, codified in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names of the same taxonomic rank that pertain to that same taxon. For example, a particular species could, over time, have had two or more species-rank names published for it, while the same is applicable at higher ranks such as genera, orders, etc.
In each case, the earliest published name is called the senior synonym, while the name is the junior synonym. In the case where two names for the same taxon have been published the valid name is selected accorded to the principle of the first reviser such that, for example, of the names Strix scandiaca and Strix noctua, both published by Linnaeus in the same work at the same date for the taxon now determined to be the snowy owl, the epithet scandiaca has been selected as the valid name, with noctua becoming the junior synonym. One basic principle of zoological nomenclature is that the earliest published name, the senior synonym, by default takes precedence in naming rights and therefore, unless other restrictions interfere, must be used for the taxon. However, junior synonyms are still important to document, because if the earliest name cannot be used the next available junior synonym must be used for the taxon. For other purposes, if a researcher is interested in consulting or compiling all known information regarding a taxon, some of this may well have been published under names now regarded as outdated and so it is again useful to know a list of historic synonyms which may have been used for a given current taxon name.
Objective synonyms refer to taxa with same rank. This may be species-group taxa of the same rank with the same type specimen, genus-group taxa of the same rank with the same type species or if their type species are themselves objective synonyms, of family-group taxa with the same type genus, etc. In the case of subjective synonyms, there is no such shared type, so the synonymy is open to taxonomic judgement, meaning that th
Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different lineages. Convergent evolution creates analogous structures that have similar form or function but were not present in the last common ancestor of those groups; the cladistic term for the same phenomenon is homoplasy. The recurrent evolution of flight is a classic example, as flying insects, birds and bats have independently evolved the useful capacity of flight. Functionally similar features that have arisen through convergent evolution are analogous, whereas homologous structures or traits have a common origin but can have dissimilar functions. Bird and pterosaur wings are analogous structures, but their forelimbs are homologous, sharing an ancestral state despite serving different functions; the opposite of convergence is divergent evolution. Convergent evolution is similar to parallel evolution, which occurs when two independent species evolve in the same direction and thus independently acquire similar characteristics.
Many instances of convergent evolution are known in plants, including the repeated development of C4 photosynthesis, seed dispersal by fleshy fruits adapted to be eaten by animals, carnivory. In morphology, analogous traits arise when different species live in similar ways and/or a similar environment, so face the same environmental factors; when occupying similar ecological niches similar problems can lead to similar solutions. The British anatomist Richard Owen was the first to identify the fundamental difference between analogies and homologies. In biochemistry and chemical constraints on mechanisms have caused some active site arrangements such as the catalytic triad to evolve independently in separate enzyme superfamilies. In his 1989 book Wonderful Life, Stephen Jay Gould argued that if one could "rewind the tape of life the same conditions were encountered again, evolution could take a different course". Simon Conway Morris disputes this conclusion, arguing that convergence is a dominant force in evolution, given that the same environmental and physical constraints are at work, life will evolve toward an "optimum" body plan, at some point, evolution is bound to stumble upon intelligence, a trait presently identified with at least primates and cetaceans.
In cladistics, a homoplasy is a trait shared by two or more taxa for any reason other than that they share a common ancestry. Taxa which do share ancestry are part of the same clade. Homoplastic traits caused by convergence are therefore, from the point of view of cladistics, confounding factors which could lead to an incorrect analysis. In some cases, it is difficult to tell whether a trait has been lost and re-evolved convergently, or whether a gene has been switched off and re-enabled later; such a re-emerged trait is called an atavism. From a mathematical standpoint, an unused gene has a decreasing probability of retaining potential functionality over time; the time scale of this process varies in different phylogenies. When two species are similar in a particular character, evolution is defined as parallel if the ancestors were similar, convergent if they were not; some scientists have argued that there is a continuum between parallel and convergent evolution, while others maintain that despite some overlap, there are still important distinctions between the two.
When the ancestral forms are unspecified or unknown, or the range of traits considered is not specified, the distinction between parallel and convergent evolution becomes more subjective. For instance, the striking example of similar placental and marsupial forms is described by Richard Dawkins in The Blind Watchmaker as a case of convergent evolution, because mammals on each continent had a long evolutionary history prior to the extinction of the dinosaurs under which to accumulate relevant differences; the enzymology of proteases provides some of the clearest examples of convergent evolution. These examples reflect the intrinsic chemical constraints on enzymes, leading evolution to converge on equivalent solutions independently and repeatedly. Serine and cysteine proteases use different amino acid functional groups as a nucleophile. In order to activate that nucleophile, they orient an acidic and a basic residue in a catalytic triad; the chemical and physical constraints on enzyme catalysis have caused identical triad arrangements to evolve independently more than 20 times in different enzyme superfamilies.
Threonine proteases use the amino acid threonine as their catalytic nucleophile. Unlike cysteine and serine, threonine is a secondary alcohol; the methyl group of threonine restricts the possible orientations of triad and substrate, as the methyl clashes with either the enzyme backbone or the histidine base. Most threonine proteases use an N-terminal threonine in order to avoid such steric clashes. Several evolutionarily independent enzyme superfamilies with different protein folds use the N-terminal residue as a nucleophile; this commonality of active site but difference of protein fold indicates that the active site evolved convergently in those families. Convergence occurs at the level of DNA and the amino acid sequences produced by translating structural genes into proteins. Studies have found convergence in amino acid sequenc
Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, grow from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The category includes humans, but in colloquial use the term animal refers only to non-human animals; the study of non-human animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in the Bilateria, a clade whose members have a bilaterally symmetric body plan; the Bilateria include the protostomes—in which many groups of invertebrates are found, such as nematodes and molluscs—and the deuterostomes, containing the echinoderms and chordates.
Life forms interpreted. Many modern animal phyla became established in the fossil record as marine species during the Cambrian explosion which began around 542 million years ago. 6,331 groups of genes common to all living animals have been identified. Aristotle divided animals into those with those without. Carl Linnaeus created the first hierarchical biological classification for animals in 1758 with his Systema Naturae, which Jean-Baptiste Lamarck expanded into 14 phyla by 1809. In 1874, Ernst Haeckel divided the animal kingdom into the multicellular Metazoa and the Protozoa, single-celled organisms no longer considered animals. In modern times, the biological classification of animals relies on advanced techniques, such as molecular phylogenetics, which are effective at demonstrating the evolutionary relationships between animal taxa. Humans make use of many other animal species for food, including meat and eggs. Dogs have been used in hunting, while many aquatic animals are hunted for sport.
Non-human animals have appeared in art from the earliest times and are featured in mythology and religion. The word "animal" comes from the Latin animalis, having soul or living being; the biological definition includes all members of the kingdom Animalia. In colloquial usage, as a consequence of anthropocentrism, the term animal is sometimes used nonscientifically to refer only to non-human animals. Animals have several characteristics. Animals are eukaryotic and multicellular, unlike bacteria, which are prokaryotic, unlike protists, which are eukaryotic but unicellular. Unlike plants and algae, which produce their own nutrients animals are heterotrophic, feeding on organic material and digesting it internally. With few exceptions, animals breathe oxygen and respire aerobically. All animals are motile during at least part of their life cycle, but some animals, such as sponges, corals and barnacles become sessile; the blastula is a stage in embryonic development, unique to most animals, allowing cells to be differentiated into specialised tissues and organs.
All animals are composed of cells, surrounded by a characteristic extracellular matrix composed of collagen and elastic glycoproteins. During development, the animal extracellular matrix forms a flexible framework upon which cells can move about and be reorganised, making the formation of complex structures possible; this may be calcified, forming structures such as shells and spicules. In contrast, the cells of other multicellular organisms are held in place by cell walls, so develop by progressive growth. Animal cells uniquely possess the cell junctions called tight junctions, gap junctions, desmosomes. With few exceptions—in particular, the sponges and placozoans—animal bodies are differentiated into tissues; these include muscles, which enable locomotion, nerve tissues, which transmit signals and coordinate the body. There is an internal digestive chamber with either one opening or two openings. Nearly all animals make use of some form of sexual reproduction, they produce haploid gametes by meiosis.
These fuse to form zygotes, which develop via mitosis into a hollow sphere, called a blastula. In sponges, blastula larvae swim to a new location, attach to the seabed, develop into a new sponge. In most other groups, the blastula undergoes more complicated rearrangement, it first invaginates to form a gastrula with a digestive chamber and two separate germ layers, an external ectoderm and an internal endoderm. In most cases, a third germ layer, the mesoderm develops between them; these germ layers differentiate to form tissues and organs. Repeated instances of mating with a close relative during sexual reproduction leads to inbreeding depression within a population due to the increased prevalence of harmful recessive traits. Animals have evolved numerous mechanisms for avoiding close inbreeding. In some species, such as the splendid fairywren, females benefit by mating with multiple males, thus producing more offspring of higher genetic quality; some animals are capable of asexual reproduction, which results
Animal [videos]
Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. Over 1.5 …
Sexual reproduction is nearly universal in animals, such as these dragonflies.
Predators, such as this ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris), feed on other organisms.
Chordate [videos]
A chordate is an animal constituting the phylum Chordata. During some period of their life cycle, chordates possess a notochord, a dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail: these five anatomical features define this phylum. Chordates are also bilaterally …
Tunicates: sea squirts
Cephalochordate: Lancelet
A skeleton of the blue whale, the world's largest animal, outside the Long Marine Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Cruz
A peregrine falcon, the world's fastest animal
Mammal [videos]
Mammals are vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia, and characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding their young, a neocortex, fur or hair, and three middle ear bones. These …
Bovine kidney
A bonobo fishing for termites with a stick
Red kangaroos "boxing" for dominance
Upper Paleolithic cave painting of a variety of large mammals, Lascaux, c. 17,300 years old
Carnivora [videos]
Carnivora is a diverse scrotiferan order that includes over 280 species of placental mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, whereas the word "carnivore" can …
Carnivore (wolf) mandible diagram showing the names and positions of the teeth
A brown bear, showing the sharp teeth and claws characteristic of carnivorans
Least weasel, the smallest carnivoran
Southern elephant seal, the largest carnivoran
Canidae [videos]
The biological family Canidae — is a lineage of carnivorans that includes domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, dingoes, and many other extant and extinct dog-like mammals. A member of this family is called a canid.The cat-like feliforms and dog-like …
10 of the 12 extant canid genera left-to-right, top-to-bottom: Canis, Cuon, Lycaon, Cerdocyon, Chrysocyon, Speothos, Vulpes, Nyctereutes, Otocyon, and Urocyon
Skeleton of a black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelos on display at the Museum of Osteology
Traditional English fox hunt
The genus Canis: gray wolf, coyote, African golden wolf, Ethiopian wolf, golden jackal, black-backed jackal and side-striped jackal
South America [videos]
South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It may also be considered a subcontinent of the Americas, which is how it is viewed in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions of the Americas …
The prehistoric Cueva de las Manos, or "Cave of the Hands", in Argentina
The Guayaquil conference between José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar
The proclamation of the Independence of Brazil by Prince Pedro on 7 September 1822
Coronation of Pedro I as 1st Emperor of Brazil
Vulpes [videos]
Vulpes is a genus of the Canidae. The members of this genus are colloquially referred to as true foxes, meaning they form a proper clade. The word "fox" occurs on the common names of species. True foxes are distinguished from members of the genus Canis, such as dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals …
Various true foxes: left to right, then top to bottom: red fox, Rüppell's fox, corsac fox, Bengal fox, Arctic fox, Blanford's fox, Cape fox, and fennec fox
Image: Indian Fox in a Grassland
Image: Blandford's fox 1
Image: Vulpes chama (Etosha)
Convergent evolution [videos]
Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different lineages. Convergent evolution creates analogous structures that have similar form or function but were not present in the last common ancestor of those groups. The cladistic term for the same phenomenon …
In myrmecochory, seeds such as those of Chelidonium majus have a hard coating and an attached oil body, an elaiosome, for dispersal by ants.
Molecular convergence in carnivorous plants
Angiosperm phylogeny of orders based on classification by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. The figure shows the number of inferred independent origins of C3-C4 photosynthesis and C<sub>4</sub> photosynthesis in parentheses.
Image: E obesa symmetrica ies
Fur [videos]
Fur is a thick growth of hair that covers the skin of many animals. It is a defining characteristic of mammals. It consists of a combination of oily guard hair on top and thick underfur beneath. The guard hair keeps moisture and the underfur acts as an insulating blanket that keeps the animal warm …
Opossum fur
Down, awn and guard hairs of a domestic tabby cat
Computer generated image of wet fur
Furs of the red fox
Chile [videos]
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a South American country occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast …
Bernardo O'Higgins, Libertador and the Supreme Director of Chile
Chile's Almirante Latorre dreadnought in 1921
Fighter jets bombing the Presidential Palace of La Moneda during the Chilean coup of 1973
Pliocene [videos]
The Pliocene Epoch is the epoch in the geologic timescale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years BP. It is the second and youngest epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is followed by the Pleistocene Epoch …
19th century artist's impression of a Pliocene landscape
Pliocene mammals of North America
Titanis
Image: Oliva sayana
Argentina [videos]
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country located mostly in the southern half of South America. Sharing the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, the country is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north …
The surrender of Beresford to Santiago de Liniers during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata
Portrait of General José de San Martin, Libertador of Argentina, Chile and Peru
People gathered in front of the Buenos Aires Cabildo during the May Revolution
The Argentina Centennial was celebrated on 25 May 1910.
Culpeo [videos]
The culpeo, sometimes known as the zorro culpeo or Andean fox, is a South American fox species. It is the second-largest native canid on the continent, after the maned wolf. In appearance, it bears many similarities to the widely recognized red fox. It has grey and reddish fur …
Culpeo skull
A culpeo in the Antofagasta Region
Image: Culpeo MC
South American gray fox [videos]
The South American gray fox, also known as the Patagonian fox, the chilla or the gray zorro, is a species of Lycalopex, the "false" foxes. It is endemic to the southern part of South America. — Description — The South American gray fox is a small fox-like canid, weighing 2.5 …
Couple found by Lonquimay volcano, Araucanía Region, Chile
A chilla in Pan de Azucar National Park in the coast of Atacama Desert.
Image: Zorrito Chile
Darwin's fox [videos]
Darwin's fox or Darwin's zorro is an endangered canine from the genus Lycalopex. It is also known as the zorro chilote or zorro de Darwin in Spanish and lives on Nahuelbuta National Park, the Valdivian Coastal Range in mainland Chile and …
A male Darwin's fox in Ahuenco, Chiloé Island, Chile
Image: Pseudalopex fulvipes
Pampas fox [videos]
The pampas fox, also known as grey pampean fox, aguará chaí, aguarachay, Azara's fox, or Azara's zorro, is a medium-sized zorro, or "false" fox, native to the South American pampas. The alternative common names are references to Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara. — Description …
Pampas fox dentition (right) compared with that of red fox (left)
Image: Lycalopex gymnocercus
OCLC [videos]
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Incorporated d/b/a OCLC is an American nonprofit cooperative organization "dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing information costs". It was founded in 1967 as the Ohio College Library Center. OCLC and its …
OCLC headquarters
OCLC offices in Leiden (the Netherlands)
Sechuran fox [videos]
The Sechuran fox, also called the Peruvian desert fox or the Sechuran zorro, is a small South American species of canid closely related to other South American "false" foxes or zorro. It is found in the Sechura Desert in southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. — Description …
Image: Sechuran fox
Hoary fox [videos]
The hoary fox, also called raposinha-do-campo, is a species of zorro or "false" fox endemic to Brazil. Unlike many other foxes, it feeds primarily on small invertebrates such as insects. — Description — The hoary fox has a short muzzle, small …
Image: Lycalopex vetulus Carlos Henrique 2
Synonym (taxonomy) [videos]
In scientific nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that goes by a different scientific name, although the term is used somewhat differently in the zoological code of nomenclature. For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name (under the …
The Latin Caudata and Greek Urodela both mean "tailed" and have been used as a scientific name at the taxonomic rank of order for the salamanders (as opposed to the tail-less frogs). Thus they are synonyms.
Dusicyon [videos]
Dusicyon is an extinct genus of South American canids. The type species is Dusicyon australis, the Falkland Islands wolf. In 1914, Oldfield Thomas established this genus, in which he included the culpeo and other South American foxes. These other canids were removed to Lycalopex by Langguth in …
Image: Falkland Island Fox 2
South American fox [videos]
The South American foxes, commonly called raposa in Portuguese, or zorro in Spanish, are a genus of the family Canidae from South America. Despite their name, they are not true foxes, but are a unique canid genus related to wolves and jackals, which some somewhat resemble foxes due to …
Image: Genus pseudalopex
Wikispecies [videos]
Wikispecies is a wiki-based online project supported by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its aim is to create a comprehensive free content catalogue of all species; the project is directed at scientists, rather than at the general public. Jimmy Wales stated that editors are not required to fax in their …
Detail of the Wikispecies main page.
Copenhagen [videos]
Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. As of July 2018, the city has a population of 777,218 (616,098 in Copenhagen Municipality, 103,914 in Frederiksberg Municipality, 43,005 in Tårnby Municipality, and 14,201 in Dragør …
From upper left: Christiansborg Palace, Frederik's Church, Tivoli Gardens and Nyhavn
A mansion at Amalienborg in Frederiksstaden (1750), part of the Amalienborg Palace
Gottlieb Bindesbøll's Thorvaldsen Museum (1848)
Danish soldiers return to Copenhagen in 1849, after the First Schleswig War - painting by Otto Bache (1894)
K2 [videos]
K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori, at 8,611 metres above sea level, is the second highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest at 8,848 metres. It is located on the China–Pakistan border …
K2, summer 2006
Montgomerie's original sketch in which he applied the notation K2
K2 from the east, photographed during the 1909 expedition
Achille Compagnoni on K2's summit on the first ascent (31 July 1954)
History of Iraq [videos]
The current territory of the modern state of Iraq was defined by the Anglo-Iraqi treaty of 1922 which resulted from the 1920 Iraqi revolt against British occupation. It centers on Lower Mesopotamia but also includes part of …
This earthenware dish was made in 9th century Iraq. It is housed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
Iraqi market in Mosul, 1932
Promoting women's education in the 1970s.
U.S. Army soldier searches an Iraqi boy, March 2011.
Salma Hayek [videos]
Salma Hayek Pinault is a Mexican and American film actress, producer, and former model. She began her career in Mexico starring in the telenovela Teresa and starred in the film El Callejón de los Milagros for which she was …
Hayek in 2012
Hayek at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival
Hayek and Banderas at the Puss in Boots premiere in Australia, November 2011
Elvis Presley [videos]
Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". — Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated …
Presley in a publicity photograph for the 1957 film Jailhouse Rock
Presley's birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi
Presley in a Sun Records promotional photograph, 1954
Rodman
Harry Winston [videos]
Harry Winston was an American jeweler. He donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958 after owning it for a decade. He also traded the Portuguese Diamond to the Smithsonian in 1963.Winston founded the Harry Winston Inc. in New York City in …
Harry Winston Jewelers, Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
The Hope Diamond
Napoleon Diamond Necklace
Maserati [videos]
Maserati is an Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer established on 1 December 1914, in Bologna. The Maserati tagline is "Luxury, sports and style cast in exclusive cars", and the brand's mission statement is to "Build ultra-luxury performance automobiles with timeless Italian …
Maserati headquarters in Modena, Italy
Ettore, Bindo, Ernesto, and Alfieri Maserati
Piazza Maggiore's Neptune and his trident
Juan-Manuel Fangio driving a Maserati 250F.
Malibu, California [videos]
Malibu is a beach city in western Los Angeles County, California, situated about 30 miles west of Downtown Los Angeles. It is known for its Mediterranean climate and its 21-mile strip of the Malibu coast, incorporated in 1991 into the City of Malibu. The area …
Aerial view of Downtown Malibu and surrounding neighborhoods
Sign of historical Malibu coast of 27 miles (43 km) from Point Mugu east to Tuna Canyon
Dawn in the Santa Monica Mountains
Malibu lagoon
Denali [videos]
Denali is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet above sea level. With a topographic prominence of 20,156 feet and a topographic isolation of 4,629 miles, Denali is …
From the north, with Wonder Lake in the foreground
The reverse side of the Denali National Park quarter
Denali's West Buttress (lower left to upper right), August 2010
Denali, here shrouded in clouds, is large enough to create its own localized weather
1933 double eagle [videos]
The 1933 double eagle is a United States 20-dollar gold coin. Although 445,500 specimens of this Saint-Gaudens double eagle were minted in 1933, none were ever officially circulated, and all but two were ordered melted down. However, 20 more are known to have been rescued from melting by being …
Image: NNC US 1933 G$20 Saint Gaudens

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Madonna Ran To A Judge To Force Her Son To Come Home For Christmas
December 23, 2015 / Posted by: Michael K
Every time I see that picture of Rocco Ritchie from June, I think to myself two things: 1) I'm older than I ever imagined. And 2) Madge, Guy Ritchie, Rocco and Sean Penn should all go on an episode of Maury together, because that kid sort of looks like Jeff Spicoli's twin. But then I remember that Rocco has never been accused of hitting anyone with a bat or arrested for dangling a pap over a balcony, so I doubt he's Sean Penn's child.
If you're the parent of a teenager, it really wouldn't be holiday times unless you got into a big ass fight with them. Page Six says that Madge's holiday fight with her 15-year-old son Rocco Ritchie ended up in court this morning. Rocco spent months on tour with his mom, so he's apparently sick of her shit and needs time away from her. Rocco has been spending time with his dad Guy Ritchie in London and he was supposed to fly back to NYC to spend Christmas with his mom. But he said fuck no to that.
Madge could've used her dark magic powers to hypnotize Rocco through Skype and force him to get on a plane, but she didn't do that. Instead, Madge and her lawyer were in court this morning to get a judge to force Rocco to come home. The judge sided with her.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Deborah Kaplan ordered Rocco to come home, but Ritchie's attorney made it clear that he would not voluntarily return to the US.
"He has expressed very clearly that he does not want to return to New York," Ritchie's attorney Eric Buckley told the judge.
Guy's lawyer also told the judge that Rocco wants to live permanently with his dad. The judge said that's fine and everything, but he still has to go to NYC and stay there until custody changes. The source says that Rocco may ignore the judge's order, because he's not getting along with his mom and doesn't want to spend Christmas with her.
Kelly Rutherford is probably trying to get a hold of Madge to tell her that the two should join forces and march up to the White House to demand that the US government bring their AMERICAN CITIZEN children home!
On one hand, being forced to spend Christmas in a multi-million dollar Manhattan townhouse while surrounded by all of the luxurious presents your mom tried to buy your love with is the epitome of first world teen problems. On the other hand, forcing a hormonal teenager to do anything is flirting with death! Does Madge really want to see Rocco throw potent stank eyes at her as she opens up the canary diamond Grillz and marijuana leaf pasties her latest South American boy toy bought her with her money? Yeah, she probably does.
Rocco and Guy Ritchie in London June 18, 2015
Rocco and Guy Ritchie with Jacqui Ainsley, in London June 18, 2015
Rocco and Guy Ritchie with Jacqui Ainsley in London June 18, 2015
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Tags: Guy Ritchie, Madonna, Well Well Well


Want to see your six-pack again? Here's everything you need to know to get super lean.
There's no question about it: Burning fat is a 24/7 endeavor. To keep the fires hot, you need to eat every two to three hours throughout the day. Additionally, you must choose the right foods in the right amounts to keep your metabolism revved up so your six pack will be ready for its close-up. The way we see it, there are 12 fundamentals-laws, which are all you really need to shed that unwanted blubber from your midsection and elsewhere. Most of them are nutrition-driven, but training comes into play as well.
Your mass-gaining phase is over for the time being. Now it's time to get lean. These 12 laws of fat-burning will help get you there.
The first step revolves around simple math: You must eat fewer calories than your body is accustomed to in order to drop body fat. When a calorie shortfall is created, the body responds by digging into bodyfat reserves to make up the difference. Then presto, you grow leaner. All other laws aside, this one heads the list every time, no matter what dietary approach you take.
Most guys who are fairly active and exercise regularly burn about 18 calories per pound of bodyweight or more per day. At this level, a 200-pounder would consume 3,600 calories daily. To start dropping bodyfat, reduce your calories to between 14 and 16 per pound of bodyweight per day on workout days, or 2,800 to 3,200 calories daily. On non-workout days, drop to about 12 calories per pound per day (2,400 calories for the guy who's 200 pounds).
Do This: The easiest way to cut calories? Eliminate excess dietary fat, meaning no butter, oils, salad dressings (low-fat or fat-free dressings are okay); remove the skin from chicken; substitute egg whites for most of your whole eggs; avoid whole-milk dairy products; and ditch marbled red meats, such as rib-eye for lean cuts like flank. Keep some healthy fats in your diet, such as salmon, mixed nuts, peanut butter, and avocados.
Of course, not all carbohydrates are equal. In short, fast-digesting carbs tend to create a large insulin burst, leading to more potential fat gain. These carbs include white bread, most cold cereals, any sweets, rice cakes, white rice and white potatoes. Conversely, slow-digesting carbs (typically found in whole-grain breads, oatmeal, sweet potatoes and legumes), don't cause much of an insulin rise, so these should make up the vast majority of your carb consumption.
Do This: The commonsense approach is to halve your carbohydrate portions. If you tend to eat a large bagel for breakfast, eat only half and save the rest for tomorrow, or simply eat a smaller bagel. If you typically eat two cups of pasta at dinner, eat just one. In time, you'll see the effects of insulin control.
As for carb choices, the aforementioned bagel should be 100 percent whole wheat, not white. In fact, at all times during the day, choose whole-grain foods over refined ones—the only exception being immediately after a workout, when fast-digesting carbs reign supreme for boosting insulin and replenishing muscle glycogen stores (see Law 8). Keep carbs to less than two grams per pound of bodyweight per day.
But if you're trying to get ripped, you must minimize your consumption of fat. Protein, on the other hand, not only adds to your muscle—a key in boosting the metabolism—but actually increases your metabolism more directly. The body burns more calories processing protein than it burns processing carbs or fat, known as the thermic effect of food. That's the main reason diets that include a lot of protein result in greater fat loss than low-protein diets, even when both diets contain the same amount of calories.
Do This: We can't harp on this advice too much: Eat at least one gram of protein per pound of bodyweight every day. Your major protein sources should be lean meats (chicken, steak, turkey breast, tuna), egg whites (the yolks contain the fat, so discard most of them when you're trying to lose fat), protein powder (whey or casein), and low-fat cottage cheese. As for fat, limit it to 20 to 30 percent of your total daily caloric intake.
Once again, it's about hormones. At night your insulin sensitivity decreases, meaning your body must release more insulin than usual to put any carbohydrates you eat at night to use in the body. And by now you know that higher insulin levels can enhance fat storage and decrease fat-burning. In addition, the body naturally produces a fat-liberating growth hormone (GH) within the initial 90 minutes of sleep.
GH not only increases fat-burning but is required to build mass and strengthen the immune system. Yet, carbs put a damper on GH release, so it's ideal to go to bed under one of two scenarios: on an empty stomach or, even better, having consumed only protein, no carbs. This allows blood glucose, the high-tech name for digested carbs circulating in the blood, to remain low, which facilitates the rise in nocturnal GH production.
Do This: Don't eat anything about three hours before bed. A better option is to eat only protein meals the final four hours before bed. If you have one meal immediately before bedtime it should include only protein, such as a casein shake, low-fat cottage cheese, or chicken breast. You can, however, eat a small serving of vegetables here if you wish.
Nitric oxide is the compound that opens everything up and, not surprisingly, it's one of the best fat-burning products on the market. It supports "the pump" when taken before training, enhancing blood flow to muscles by allowing more blood to make its way to tissues, including muscles, which can help maximize hypertrophy and boost metabolism. This arginine-based supplement is also effective when taken before bed, when it can exert a profound surge in GH levels and support fat-burning.
Do This: Within 30 to 60 minutes of bedtime every night, take a five to 10-gram dose of a nitric-oxide supplement that doesn't contain caffeine on an empty stomach.
Sure, calories and hormones can determine whether your body deposits food into muscle or as body fat, but meal frequency, or how many times you eat each day, affects your overall metabolism. Every time you eat, the body's calorie-burning engine, also known as metabolism, slightly increases. This is especially true for meals that contain protein. So, if you eat six times a day, you'll experience six metabolic surges a day, rather than just four if you eat only four times a day. And, of course, eating seven or eight times per day would be even better than six. This is one way to lean out without having to drastically reduce calories. Frequent feedings tend to increase the chance that what you eat will make its way into muscle tissue rather than being packed away as body fat.
Do This: Eat six to eight small meals per day, spaced two to three hours apart. Don't go longer than three hours without eating. Your body will go into starvation mode, which can cause you to store body fat and make it more likely that you'll overeat at your next meal. Speaking of overeating, just because you're consuming more meals doesn't mean you should be taking in more total calories. Determine your ideal, daily caloric intake for fat-burning (see Rule 1) and divide that more or less evenly between your six to eight meals.
Do This: Consume 30 to 40 grams of protein powder, such as whey powder and casein, along with 60 to 80 grams of fast-digesting carbs (a large baked potato, four to five slices of white bread, or a large sports drink such as Gatorade) as soon as possible within an hour after training.
Do This: Fifteen to 30 minutes (or less) before training, consume 20 grams of protein powder in a whey shake or other protein powder source and 30 to 40 grams of carbohydrates to help you train hard all the way through your workout. Stick with slow-digesting carbs here, such as oat bran, oatmeal, rye or whole-wheat bread, fruit or sweet potatoes. On non-workout days, eat that meal as a snack and drop your post-workout feeding.
Do This: Limit your total carbs on two consecutive days every two weeks or so to less than 100 grams per day. This will require you to know how many grams of carbohydrates are in the foods you eat and have the discipline to be very strict on your intake. Your diligence will be rewarded with a noticeable difference in body fat. After two days, you can return to a more normal, though not excessive, carb intake.
It's the age-old question: How many sets do you need, and how much time should you spend in the gym each day? The answer varies from person to person, but when burning fat is the primary goal, a good rule of thumb is to train until you're pretty beat up, but not to the point where you're flattened and thoroughly exhausted. That type of kamikaze training may satisfy your psyche, but it does a number on your anabolic hormones.
Do This: Go ahead, train as intensely as you like, just don't go longer than 75 minutes in any one workout. Do as many sets and reps as you can during this time, using shorter rest periods (60 seconds max), but when your 60 to 75 minutes end, finish up and go drink your protein/carb shake.
Cardio exerts two benefits: burns calories and affects hormone levels in the body. Specifically, cardio helps raise levels of norepinephrine. Yet, when you do cardio makes a big difference in how your body handles the hormonal changes. Cardio on an empty stomach allows norepinephrine to readily target fat cells, which triggers maximal fat-burning. On the flip side, if you eat before doing cardio, and particularly if you eat carbs, the fat-blocking hormone insulin rises, making your body less effective at burning fat.
Do This: To ensure that your body is in optimal fat-burning mode, do 30 to 60 minutes of cardio first thing in the morning before breakfast four to six days per week. Feel free, however, to drink your morning coffee (without cream or sugar) and take six to10 grams of mixed amino acids or a small amount of whey protein powder mixed in water beforehand. The caffeine will help you burn more fat, as will the amino acids (whether from a supplement or whey protein), and the aminos will also help prevent muscle breakdown during cardio.


Most of us love lipsticks and why not after all it's an essential part of makeup and beauty. It's one makeup product which instantly lifts up the entire makeup.
It is so powerful that sometimes you can ditch your favorite accessories to just wear that bold and striking lip color. But beware, it goes totally wrong if not applied correctly.
I have seen so many blunders myself that I feel like going and telling the lady that it's better not to wear it if you cannot apply it correctly.
Wrong and incomplete application is a big turn off. You spend so much on a right product and then apply it so leniently that it just goes in vein.
Here are few beauty mistakes which we do generally and should be avoided for a flawless and attractive lips.
– The first and the most common mistake is to apply lipstick over chapped and dry lips. Believe me it looks horrible. One trick which i do and is quite quick too, is to apply a lip balm or desi Ghee before starting the rest of the makeup. By the time i have to put the lip color my lips are quite hydrated to take the color nicely. Do remove the extra lip balm by dabbing a tissue paper before applying a lip color. Otherwise it will turn out too greasy.
– Choose a lip liner which is very close to the shade you want to put. Ladies and girls using different shades to line their lips looks so weird, trust me your lips are not a painting canvas where you have to use distinct colors, be gentle and use the same colors for a perfect look.
– One most common problem is bleeding lipstick. After some time the colors start bleeding out and looks horrible. The problem looks major when you put in a dark color lipstick. Correct it from time to time and clean it with a tissue for a long lasting look. You can also use a liner to line the lips and then use the lip color or vice-versa. It keeps the lipstick inside the boundary lines.
– If you want the lipstick to stay for a longer period then apply a coat and then take out the excess color by pressing your lips against a tissue paper. It will absorb all the extra shade, you can apply a second coat thereafter. This way it will stay longer.
– Do not forget corners, cover the entire shape of the lips. And lastly, using a fine brush just dab some face powder around your lips to perfectly highlight them.


Tortilla Espanola or Potato Omelet is a quick and easy egg dish made with potatoes, eggs, and onion. This can either be served for breakfast, brunch, as an appetizer, or even light dinner.
A few weeks ago, a good friend of mine sent me a message on Facebook requesting for a potato omelet video. Apparently, her son Patrick regularly follows our posts and enjoys watching all of our videos. Since Patrick will be celebrating his birthday soon (Happy Birthday!!!), my friend was hoping if I can shoot and publish a cooking video of her son's favorite food. Without further ado, here it is.
Oh, by the way, you can always add bell pepper, chorizo, and ham if you want variations.
Try this Tortilla Espanola Recipe and let us know what you think.
Mix potatoes and onion in a large bowl.
Add 1 tablespoon salt then mix thoroughly until well distributed. Set aside.
When the oil is hot enough, fry the potatoes and onion using medium heat. This should take between 7 to 10 minutes. Do not brown the potatoes.
Remove the potatoes from the cooking pot, turn off heat, and then drain excess oil. Let the fried potatoes cool for a few minutes.
Combine the remaining salt with the eggs then beat.
Add the cooked potato in the beaten egg mixture then stir to distribute.
Heat an 8 to 10 inches non-stick pan and pour-in about 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil. You may utilize the olive oil used to fry the potatoes.
When the oil is hot enough, pour-in the eggs and potato mixture. Cook for about 5 to 7 minutes in low to medium heat. Cooking time may vary, it is recommended to manually check the omelet to prevent burns.
Flip the omelet by placing a wide plate on top of the pan and turn the pan over in a way that the plate catches the omelet.
Place the pan back on the stove and gently push the omelet from the plate to the pan. Cook until the other side is done.
tortilla de patata is one of my favs here in spain.. so glad to see the recipe here ^^ weeeeeeeeeeeee thank u and keep the recipes coming~!! God Bless!
hindi ba kapareho ng denver omelette din to? just asking -- kasi may halong chopped ham, onions, & kamatis din,e. kadalasan, hinahaluan ko din ng chopped green/red bell pepper.
gud day to u Mr. Panlasang Pinoy. Im 1 of the million fans of ur website. Everyday i log on just to check if u hav a new recipe and every recipe i try here in my work. even my old woman loves ur dishes. Sir if its possible to request u to post on how to make a UBE ROLL. i love cakes n share to my frens wen theres a party of gathering. I already tryed ur BRASO DE MERCEDES and my frens taste it n they loved it. So sir pls post the UBE ROLL. thnx a lot na more power.
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Hm, I wonder if Diane Fienstein would have just said the father should have called the Police and played nice with the BG. By that time who knows what would have happened to the father and daughter. One more scum bag off the streets. Thanks for sharing.
Have you learned nothing from our esteemed leaders?
Step out the back door and fire two shotgun rounds into the air. Then the home intruder will leave LMFAO!
Biden is what this country has always needed...a court jester!
Now this is in CA. So how could anyone in CA who supports their ridiculous gun laws argue that this father shouldn't have had a gun?
I'm sure they'll say he should have reasoned with him and taken into consideration his poor upbringing and lack of education. He was poorly understood as a child and didn't get enough hugs and kisses.


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Gortyna turatii är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Constantini 1913. Gortyna turatii ingår i släktet Gortyna och familjen nattflyn. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Every four years, the world comes together to see not just the best in athletics, but also the best in sportsmanship. And Rio's games have been no exception: French Olympian hurdler Dimitri Bascou exemplified the spirit of the games by letting the other runners know when a hurdle was coming up to keep everyone from tripping.
Wow! How inspirational is that?
Dimitri set nationalism aside on the track to make sure his competitors safely made it to the finish line. From the starting gun at his first heat, he was already looking out for his fellow athletes, shouting out warnings like "Hurdle coming up!" and "Five meters and closing!" He even made sure to give the other athletes a loud "All clear!" when they'd hopped the final hurdle. While another athlete might have worried about losing focus or ceding his opponents a competitive edge, the only thing on Dimitri's mind seemed to be the ideals of the Olympics themselves.
Thanks to Dimitri's commitment to sportsmanship, every runner in his races finished fully aware of where all the hurdles had been. And making this amazing story even sweeter, the unselfish runner even won a bronze medal in the 110-meter event. While he probably could have gotten gold or silver had he not shouted "Remember, the hurdle is 42 inches high!" before each obstacle, that just makes his selfless actions all the more impressive. With his elite performance, Dimitri has done far more than just bring glory to France: He has distinguished himself as a true Olympian.
Way to set a great example for all of us, Dimitri!


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The primary and most important reason to partner with a people outsourcing company is to get access to better talent. Absolute Solutions has the means and resources required to locate top performers and help you on your road to success.
Great economic times provide job creation and company growth. As great as it may be, company growth often also comes with great concern because of the needed resources, both human and financial. Growth of the organization should never take the focus away of the core business. Outsourcing of skilled people allow our customers to focus on what's really important. Done with wasting valuable time on recruiting, training and all admin involved.
Having positions left open for a long time can hurt your bottom line. The reduced productivity often leads to lost opportunities or a loss of moral and efficiency in your current workforce. When your employees have to take on a bigger workload and work longer hours while you continue to search for new hires, they can become irritable, stressed, and unhappy. Their own productivity will suffer and they might even think about leaving your company. Working with Absolute Solutions, you won't have to deal with these consequences. You'll always get the right people, in the right place!
Another advantage of outsourcing employees is the fact that our customers will be able to gain access to external knowledge, such as information relating to new technology and outside expertise. The Absolute Solutions experts have the necessary skills and knowledge. Our people are selected with the greatest care. They are masters in their field and thus add value to your business. Due to the multitude of projects our people handle, they can bring in the much needed amount of experience and deeper understanding of the relevant project. Thanks to the transfer of knowledge we create an important added value within the company of our customer. Even long after the project is over, the positive effects of our partnership are still there.
Outsourcing is the right option for every company who wants to reduce costs. Overhead costs for employees often get out of control. The flexibility of outsourcing allows you to always work with the right amount of people and the right amount of skills. You only pay for the hours performed. Outsourcing your staffing services won't be free, but the cost you'll pay will be significantly less than all of the costs associated with hiring and training new employees in-house. All of the costs of recruiting, advertising, interviewing, background checking, and skills testing will be rolled into one easy-to-manage fee.
You might have a mountain of work one week, but no work at all the following week. One of the benefits of outsourcing people is that it's easier than ever to get qualified, skilled people when you need them. Working with Absolute Solutions allows you to fulfill your current needs without the financial commitment of continuous employment. You can increase or decrease your workforce whenever your workload calls for it.
(Temporary) interruptions like pregnancies, sick leave, accidents, etc. may endanger the continuity of a company. To avoid a bottleneck, a company can rely on an outsourcing partner. In these cases, for a short or long term, Absolute Solutions will keep the seat warm. The expertise is present! A very efficient way to keep your business up and running.