A marriage of convenience plural marriages of convenience is a marriage contracted for reasons other than the reasons of relationship, family, or love. Instead, such a marriage is orchestrated for personal gain or some other sort of strategic purpose, such as political marriage . The phrase is a calque of lang fr mariage de convenance a marriage of convention, or marriage of suitability. In the cases when it represents a fraud , it is called sham marriage . Legal loophole Marriages of convenience are often contracted to exploit legal loophole s of various sorts. A couple may wed for reasons of citizenship ... 1325 , the consequences of entering into a marriage in order to evade the law include incarceration for up to five years, a fine of up to 250,000, or both. ref The term marriage of convenience has also ... students were publicly and legally married on the University s lawn in a so called marriage of convenience ... is said to be his Beard female companion beard . Metaphorical usage The phrase marriage of convenience ... marriage Some marriages in medieval times were marriages of convenience, such as that of Agnes of Courtenay ... Marriage of convenience Category Family law Category Types of marriage Category Fraud de Scheinehe ... title9 crm01948.htm 1948 Marriage Fraud 8 U.S.C. 1325 c and 18 U.S.C. 1546 , US Attorneys Manual, Title 9, Criminal Resource Manual. blockquote The Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments Act of 1986 ... for any individual who knowingly enters into a marriage for the purpose of evading any provision ... blockquote ref ref Fraudulent marriage is any marriage that has been entered into with the sole purpose ... reason for marriages of convenience is to hide one partner s homosexuality in cases where being openly gay is punishable or potentially detrimental. A sham marriage of this type, known as the lavender marriage , may thus create the appearance of heterosexuality. Such marriages may have one heterosexual ... journals lawreview frames 243 jonefram.html The Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments Sham Marriages ... more details
Weasel date March 2009 Unreferenced date April 2007 Convenience is anything that is intended to save resources time , energy or frustration . A convenience store at a petrol station , for example, sells items that have nothing to do with gasoline petrol , but it saves the consumer from having to go to a grocery store . Convenience is a very relative term and its meaning tends to change over time. What was once a convenience eg. an automobile is today regarded as a normal part of life. Likewise today s luxuries may be perceived in the same way in the future. Some have criticized Western culture , particularly American culture , for its reliance on such conveniences and the Eastern culture, particularly the Middle East for its lack of conveniences. The Amish such as the Pennsylvania Dutch shun all modern conveniences, including electricity . Some conveniences can also sometimes turn out to be nuisance s, including personal computer s can be difficult to use, though this is improving gradually and mobile phone s with annoying rings and conversations in what would or should be a quiet place . Conveniences also cost time and money to fix when they break down, and may cause much greater costs if something else that depends on them cannot take place. On the other hand, conveniences such as direct deposit can save everyone money, though this may or may not be passed along to the consumer. See also Consumerism Convenience food Convenience store Flag of convenienceMarriage of convenience Public convenience Category Consumer behaviour econ stub da Convenience ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 A convenience function is a non essential subroutine in a library computing programming library or Software framework framework which is intended to ease commonly performed tasks. These convenience functions may be added arbitrarily based on the creator s perception of what these menial tasks will be, or they may be the result of a process of refactor ing by the developers and community feedback on what could be made into a convenience function. A convenience function s task may almost always be expressed in terms of other operations, though this will likely have increased verbiage and reduced abstraction computer science abstraction and possibly maintainability. From this perspective, any programming language above assembly language is a convenience language to avoid writing machine code . DEFAULTSORT Convenience Function Category Computer programming Compu prog stub ... more details
Image Needs btn 2.png 100 100 right Needs Convenience is a chain of convenience stores throughout eastern Canada . The Needs logo and trademark are owned by Sobeys Sobeys Inc. . Individual stores are operated by independent franchising franchisees . Sobeys is the exclusive supplier to the chain. Many stores operate from 6AM midnight, however there are some 24 hour locations in larger urban centres. In recent years, the Needs chain has begun installing gasoline station s at a limited number of locations using either the Ultramar Ultramar Limited or Sobeys Fast Fuels brands. History The Needs Convenience chain developed out of a series of small acquisitions by Sobeys, beginning with the TRA wholesale business in Middleton, Nova Scotia . By the mid 1990s, Needs stores were being branded throughout the Maritime provinces and Newfoundland and Labrador. The Sobeys owned Green Gables chain was changed over to Needs by the late 1990s as part of a final effort to consolidate the region s up scale convenience store market. During the early 2000s, Sobeys experimented with converting several Needs stores to the Sobeys Express brand on a limited trial basis. The trial was unsuccessful and the stores reverted back to the Needs brand, however several stores are now being branded as Needs Convenience Extra or Needs Convenience Plus . See also Foodland Canada Foodland and Price Chopper for other Sobeys owned small grocery stores. Riteway , Kwik Way , and Clover Farm for other Sobeys owned convenience store brands operated by franchisees. References Unreferenced date November 2007 Category Canadian brands Category Convenience stores of Canada Category Companies based in Nova Scotia Category Franchises business stub ... more details
Orphan date September 2008 A convenience translation is when an entity displays its financial statement s or other financial information in a currency that is different from either its functional currency or its presentation currency simply by translating all amounts at end of period exchange rates. A result of making a convenience translation is that the resulting financial information does not comply with all Generally Accepted Accounting Principles . Unreferenced date June 2007 Finance stub Category Financial accounting ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians Name Kings of Convenience Img Kings of Convenience in Bangkok.jpg Img capt Kings of Convenience live in Bangkok, 2010 Img size 250 Landscape yes ... Kings of Convenience are an Indie music indie folk pop duo from Bergen , Norway ... www.kcrw.com music programs mb mb050518kings of convenience ref At sixteen, they played together ... and focused on more subtle melodies and messages. Versus Kings of Convenience album Versus , an album ... on October 20, 2009. ref http www.emi.no nyheter 2009 juli kings of convenience med nytt album.aspx ... http norwegiancharts.com showinterpret.asp?interpret Kings Of Convenience title Discography Norway Kings of Convenience in Norweigan Charts publisher norweigancharts.com accessdate March 21, 2009 ref ... search.asp?cat a&search kings of convenience title Kings of Convienience Album Chart ...?interpret Kings Of Convenience title Discographie Kings of Convenience Kings of Convenience dans ... artist kings of convenience chart history 400229 title Kings of Convenience Chart History The Billboard ... Heatseekers U.S. br Heat. small ref cite web url http www.billboard.com artist kings of convenience chart history 400229?f 324&g Albums title Kings of Convenience Chart History Heatseekers Albums publisher ... U.S. br Indie small ref cite web url http www.billboard.com artist kings of convenience chart history 400229?f 326&g Albums title Kings of Convenience Chart History Independent Albums publisher Billboard ... Kings of Convenience album Versus small First remix album Released October 30, 2001 small 30 135 ... 2000 Kings of Convenience s Live Acoustic Sessions Milan 2009 4 track EP 2010 Singles class wikitable ... of Convenience official site http www.erlendoye.com Erlend ye official site Kings of Convenience Category Norwegian indie rock groups af Kings of Convenience ar da Kings of Convenience de Kings of Convenience es Kings Of Convenience fr Kings of Convenience id Kings of Convenience it Kings ... more details
Infobox company company name Convenience Valet company logo Image Convenience Valet Logo.jpg 200px center company type Private company Private company slogan Experience CV foundation 1997 location Melrose Park, Illinois , United States area served United States , Canada , Macau key people David Baum br small President, Chief Executive Officer CEO small num employees 120 2008 sales industry Product repackaging, convenience products & services, distribution products Blister packed OTC drugs, health & beauty care, general merchandise, automotive products and travel kits homepage http www.cvalet.com www.cvalet.com Convenience Valet , based in Melrose Park, Illinois , is a provider of nationally branded blister packed convenience sized trial and travel Health & Beauty Care products, Over the counter ... In 1995, Mechanical Servants began testing its merchandising methods in convenience store s and found a very receptive audience. Within two years, Mechanical Servants founded Convenience Valet, a division of its parent company specializing in convenience store retail product lines. This line would offer color coded cards, by category, for easy merchandising. Convenience Valet specialized primarily in convenience stores, but added Grocery store grocery in 1998 and drug in 2000, while the Mechanical ... services . New Identity By 2007 Mechanical Servants Convenience Valet was recognized as a leader in blister packaged trial size consumer products. ref name Convenience Store Decisions cite web url http ... CSD Staff date 2007 accessdate 2008 09 17 ref In 2008, Convenience Valet s well recognized brand ... simply under the Convenience Valet imprint. Today, the company continues to offer innovative packaging & category management, and has expanded all classes of trade. ref name Convenience Store News cite web url http www.csnewsbuyersguide.com company 40128 Convenience Valet.aspx title Convenience Valet publisher Convenience Store News date 2008 accessdate 2008 09 16 ref Convenience Valet s distribution ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2007 Convenience cooking is the practice of streamlining recipes for simplicity and speed of preparation. It is a common practice in Western cultures, where both men and women work outside the home and elaborate meals are difficult if not impossible to pull off given the usual time constraints. Though seemingly a recent phenomenon, guides to convenience cooking go as far back as 1930 French Cooking in Ten Minutes by Edouard de Pomiane , which tried to minimize the time put into much French cooking of the day. Current well known practitioners of the art include Rachael Ray and Sandra Lee in addition, Cook s Illustrated magazine has often incorporated convenience cooking principles into their recipes. Ingredient simplification A significant amount of convenience cooking revolves around simplifying recipes to five or fewer ingredients. There is a substantial genre of cookbooks devoted to such dishes, often though not always using other prepared foods as ingredients. In this division, ingredients generally does not include such things as spices and water. Time economy Another important skill in convenience cooking is time management. This genre of cooking focuses largely on process and technique rather than ingredients, and is aimed at getting the best quality out of a quickly prepared meal as possible, especially using common kitchen tools rather than specialized equipment such as convection oven s and microwave oven s. Some recipes remove certain steps that take large amounts of time. Sometimes kneading dough is removed from the process of making bread because it requires large amounts of time and effort. A common adjunct to this school of food preparation is the slow cooker , which allows unattended preparation of braises, soups, and stews. See also Convenience food Category Cooking ... more details
unreferenced date July 2007 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Resist Convenience Type Album Artist Folly Cover Folly ResistConvenience.png Released February 21, 2006 Genre Hardcore punk Hardcore , Punk rock Punk , Ska Label Triple Crown Records Last album Insanity Later br 2004 This album Resist Convenience br 2006 Next album Resist Convenience is the second full length album from Folly band Folly . It was released on March 10, 2006, and follows on from their first release, Insanity Later . The songs False Evidence Appearing Real and The Wake have been featured on their MySpace page. The song Broken originally appeared on the band s 2002 Demo. Guest vocals include Logan Laflotte of Paulson . The title of the track False Evidence Appearing Real is from the 2001 movie Donnie Darko . Track listing Brooks Wuz Here Bonfire of the Manatees False Evidence Appearing Real Odds Evens The Wake Human Bodies We Still Believe... Historian Broken Forfeit Sundials All the King s Horses Operation Work Lift Face Personnel Jon Tummillo Vocals Geoff Towle Guitar Agim Colaku Guitar Arben Colaku Bass Anthony Wille Drums Category 2006 albums Category Folly albums 2000s punk rock album stub ... more details
unreferenced date May 2008 A convenience package is a set of minor functional enhancements to a vehicle, sold and priced as a unit. Many of these items are now included as standard equipment in a step up model of a particular vehicle line. As vehicles imported to the United States do not generally include the lowest stripper model, many of these features are standard on such imports. For domestic manufactures, vehicles will often use a common wiring harness regardless of features installed and so the marginal cost of adding these enhancements can be quite low for the manufacture and so enhance profitability. This use of a standard wiring harness can make it relatively easy to upgrade an older car using components from salvage vehicles. Many of the features now taken as standard, such as the passenger compartment dome light were once extra cost features or only seen in higher end models. Some features listed below may not be available on lower priced vehicles. Typical convenience package enhancements include Automatic headlight dimmer may be part of a safety package Coming Leaving Home light activation to illuminate the surrounding of a vehicle when passengers and or the driver emerge. Automatic central rear view mirror dimmer may be part of a safety package Cruise control, either plain or adaptive the vehicle will automatically adjust its velocity to preceding vehicles when the feature is enabled. Convenience turn signal turn signal will automatically flash three times at a single tip of the turn signal lever. Bluetooth cellphone link Glove compartment light Ground light on lower edge of door Passenger assist strap or handhold Vanity mirror on sun visor Vanity mirror light Map light Umbrella holder in door pillar. Convenience items now generally included as standard include Passenger compartment dome light Trunk light Convenience items that are sometimes in favor include ... before bringing one s legs inside of the vehicle. Convenience items not generally included on modern ... more details
Convenience food , or tertiary processed food , is commercially prepared food designed for ease of consumption. ref name Nutrition Bible cite book author Jean Anderson cookbook author Jean Anderson coauthors Barbara Deskins title The Nutrition Bible publisher William Morrow & Co date October 1995 edition 1st isbn 0688116191 accessdate 2009 05 18 language EN ref Products designated as convenience foods are often prepared food stuffs that can be sold as hot, ready to eat dishes as room temperature, shelf stable products or as refrigerated or frozen products that require minimal preparation typically ... Convenience Foods date 2003 05 08 work Swiss Association for Nutrition publisher Health and Age Center ... portion control led, single serve packaging designed for portability for on the go eating. Convenience ... Modern convenience food saw its beginnings in the period that began after World War II in the United ... were successful convenience food staples such as fish sticks and canning canned peach es were counterbalanced ... Critics have derided the increasing trend of convenience foods because of numerous issues. Several groups ... of the Cleveland Clinic Most convenience foods on the market today are laden with saturated ... http my.clevelandclinic.org heart prevention nutrition conveniencefoods.aspx title Convenience Foods ... of many convenience foods contains a significant portion of the recommended daily allowance of sodium ... to the issues surrounding the healthfulness of convenience and restaurant foods, an initiative in the United ... , Mrs. Obama has pushed the industry to cut back on sugars and salts found in many convenience foods ...?c hearth idno 4732504 64 002 node 4732504 64 002 12 Convenience Foods Factors Affecting Their Use Where ... US Food Facts & History DEFAULTSORT Convenience Food Category Food and drink terminology Category Convenience foods de Convenience Food es Plato preparado fr Aliment industriel ko ja simple Convenience food fi Eines ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 A convenience yield is an adjustment to the cost of carry in the non arbitrage pricing formula for forward prices in markets with trading constraints. Let math F t,T math be the forward price of an asset with initial price math S t math and maturity math T math . Suppose that math r math is the continuously compounded interest rate for one year. Then, the non arbitrage pricing formula should be math F t,T S t e r T t . math However, this relationship does not hold in most commodity markets, partly because of the inability of investors and speculators to short the underlying asset, math S t math . Instead, there is a correction to the forward pricing formula given by the convenience yield math c math . Hence math F t,T S t e r c T t . math This makes it possible for backwardation to be observable. Example A trader in derivatives market has observed that the price of 6 month gold futures price is Rs.12,000 per 10 grams and the spot price is Rs.13,710 per 10 grams. The annualized borrowing rate is 12.5 and storage cost is negligible. In this regard, the convenience yield math F t,T C t C t times S t,T times T t 365 G t,T math 12000 13710 13710 x 0.125 x 6 12 convenience yield CY Rs. 2566.875 as a percentage of spot price 18.72 Why should a convenience yield exist? Users of a consumption asset may obtain a benefit from physically holding the asset as inventory prior to T maturity which is not obtained from holding the futures contract. These benefits include the ability to profit from temporary shortages, and the ability to keep a production process running. One of the main reasons that it appears is due to availability of stocks and inventories of the commodity in question. Everyone who owns inventory has the choice between consumption today ... that math F t,T S t math . This implies that math r c 0 math . Consequently, the convenience yield is inversely related to inventory levels. DEFAULTSORT Convenience Yield Category Financial markets de ... more details
About merchant shipping the general business strategy Flag of convenience business File Liberian flag ... 2010 ref The term flag of convenience describes the business practice of Ship registration registering ... s civil ensign on the ship. Ships are registered under flags of convenience to reduce operating .... Background The term flag of convenience has been in use since the 1950s cited below and refers ... and rising labor costs began to register their ships to Panama . The use of flags of convenience steadily ... under flags of convenience, and the Panamanian, Liberian, and Marshallese flags of convenience account ... Flag of convenience registries are often criticized. Ratification of maritime conventions as of 2009 ... regulations. A basis for many criticisms is that the flag of convenience system allows shipowners ... of convenience have been found engaging in crime and terrorism , frequently offer substandard ... fishing . Port state targeting as of 2009 , ships of thirteen flags of convenience are targeted ... on line at cite web url http www.thefreedictionary.com flag of convenience title Flag of convenience ... url http www.yourdictionary.com flag of convenience title Flag of convenience first last author Houghton ... of convenience lowers registration and maintenance costs, which in turn reduces overall transportation ... disaster caused by the 1978 sinking of the MV Amoco Cadiz , which flew the Liberian flag of convenience ... War I , and the term flag of convenience came into use in the 1950s. ref Merriam Webster Incorporated ... magnate Stavros Niarchos registered the first ship under the Liberian flag of convenience, the World ... s flag of convenience, but maritime funds continued to supply 70 of its total government revenue ..., and Marshallese flags of convenience account for almost 40 of the entire world fleet, in terms ... format PDF url http www.unctad.org en docs rmt2009 en.pdf ref That same year, the top ten flags of convenience ... tanker s. ref name review Extent of use File Top11FOCs2009.png right thumb Top 11 flags of convenience ... more details
Canadian citizenship The term Canadians of convenience was coined by Canadian politician Garth Turner in 2006 in conjunction with the evacuation of Canadian citizens from Lebanon during the 2006 Israel Lebanon conflict . It is a pejorative term intended to refer to people with multiple citizenship who immigrated to Canada, met the residency requirement to obtain citizenship, moved back to their original home country, but continue to hold on to their Canadian citizenship , with those who support the term claiming they do so as a safety net . Statistics and analyses are unavailable on the distinction between evacuees who were long term residents of Lebanon and those who were not and on how many of the long term residents had returned to Lebanon immediately after acquiring their Canadian citizenship. Coining of the term Although the term was used by others such as Peter Worthington of the Toronto Sun earlier during the conflict in Lebanon, it was made most prominent by posts by Garth Turner , a then Conservative Party of Canada Conservative Members of the Canadian House of Commons MP for Halton electoral district Halton , on his blog , and the subsequent reactions. Turner questioned the fairness of paying CAD 75,000 for each evacuee, saying, among other things, that s a hell of a lot of money to donate to people who do not live here, don t pay taxes here, and may never come here again in their lives. ref cite web url http www.garth.ca weblog 2006 08 07 letter from egypt title Letter from Egypt author Garth Turner date 2006 08 07 accessdate 2009 08 14 ref The actual cost was about 6,300 for each evacuee 94 million for 15,000 people . ref cite news url http www.cbc.ca canada story 2006 11 24 lebanon cost.html title 94M for Lebanon rescue, but Canadian evacuee grateful date 2006 ... citizens. Other editorials supported the use of the phrase Canadians of convenience and said many immigrants ... Canadians Of Convenience Category Immigration to Canada Category Pejorative terms for people ... more details
For the play by Nikolai Gogol , see The Marriage play . For the opera by Bohuslav Martin , see The Marriage opera . The Marriage was the first prime time television network network television series to be broadcast regularly in color. ref News of TV and Radio, New York Times , June 20, 1954, p. X11. The daytime programs The World Is Yours TV series The World Is Yours 1951 and Modern Homemakers 1951 were the first network television series broadcast in color. The syndicated Cisco Kid had been filmed in color since 1949 in anticipation of color broadcasting. ref It was a situation comedy broadcast live by NBC for seven episodes in the summer of 1954. It starred real life couple Hume Cronyn who also produced the show and Jessica Tandy as a New York lawyer and his wife with two children, played by Susan Strasberg and Malcolm Brodrick. ref The Marriage Makes Its Television Debut, New York Times , June 27, 1954, p. X13. ref The half hour show, written by Ernest Kinoy , debuted on July 8, 1954, ref Tiny Microphone for TV Displayed , New York Times , July 2, 1954, p. 15. The premiere was originally scheduled for July 1, but was cancelled at the last moment due to Jessica Tandy s illness. ref originating from the Colonial Theatre in New York City , NBC s color television production facility. The television series was adapted from an NBC radio series of the same title, also starring Cronyn and Tandy and written by Kinoy, that ran from October 1953 to February 1954. The television show was directed by Jack Garfein and Marc Daniels . ref Director Leaves Marriage Series, New York Times ..., and wrote, The Marriage is a sparkling, crisp portrayal of some charming people. ref Television in Review Marriage , New York Times , July 19, 1954, p. 25. ref The Washington Post called ..., but it did not happen. ref The Marriage May Be Resumed, New York Times , Dec. 8, 1954, p. 51. TV ... Marriage ... more details
missing citations date January 2010 Infobox Company company name Jiffy company logo company type company founders foundation location key people industry Convenience store Retail Convenience stores num employees parent PTT Public Company Limited PTT products revenue homepage http www.pttrm.com Jiffy is a Thailand Thai chain of convenience stores. There are a total of 146 Jiffy convenience stores, mostly in filling stations. The owner of the stores plans to open more stores in the future. Revenue Jiffy stores generate monthly revenue of Bt2.2 million each, while 7 Eleven Thailand 7 Elevens generate Bt1.2 million each, due to their different size. References http www.nationmultimedia.com search read.php?newsid 30105539&keyword jiffy Jet stations rebranded as PTT Jiffy TheNation.com Retrieved on June 19, 2009 Convenience stores Category Companies of Thailand ... more details
Infobox Company company name Stripes Convenience Stores company logo company type Wholly owned subsidiary foundation 2006 location Corpus Christi, Texas , USA industry Convenience store Retail Convenience stores parent Susser Holdings products Slush Monkey drinks Stripes Convenience Stores is a chain of over 525 convenience store s in Texas , New Mexico , and Oklahoma , owned by Susser Holdings Corporation . These locations are former Circle K and Town & Country Food Stores . Other convenience store brands they operate under includes Quick Stuff . It is one of the largest non refining operators of convenience stores in the USA. ref http www.google.com finance?q NASDAQ SUSS ref Many locations offer Valero Energy Corporation Valero gasoline these locations previously sold gasoline under the Citgo name, when the chain was Circle K. Over 100 locations also feature the proprietary Laredo Taco Company brand of Mexican fast food, or Country Cookin branded fast food. In 2007 the company acquired the Town & Country Food Stores chain. The headquarters are located in Corpus Christi, Texas . External links http www.susser.com Stripes Convenience Stores http www.tcfs.com Town & Country Food Stores References reflist Convenience stores Category Companies established in 2006 Category Convenience stores of the United States Category Companies based in Corpus Christi, Texas ... more details
Infobox company company name Convenience Retail Asia Limited br company logo File convenienceretailasia.png company type Listed company genre foundation 1985 founder location city flagicon Hong Kong Hong Kong location country China location origins key people Chairman Dr. Victor Fung br CEO Mr. Richard Yeung ref http www.sctrade.com data ipo cra cra.htm Convenience Retail Asia Limited ref area served flagicon China China br flagicon Hong Kong Hong Kong br flagicon Macau Macau industry Retailing products services revenue operating income net income num employees parent Li & Fung divisions subsid Circle K , Saint Honore Cake Shop owner company slogan homepage http www.cr asia.com Convenience Retail Asia Limited File HK Cycle K shop Sheung Wan.JPG thumb 300px A Circle K convenience store in Sheung Wan , Hong Kong File Saint Honore Cake Shop Outlet01.jpg thumb 300px A Saint Honore Cake Shop in Chai Wan , Hong Kong Convenience Retail Asia Limited CRA hkex 8052 is a Hong Kong retailer which operates convenience stores Circle K and bakeries Saint Honore Cake Shop , Bread Boutique in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China . ref http investing.businessweek.com research stocks snapshot snapshot article.asp?symbol 8052 Convenience Retail Asia Ltd ref ref http www.corporateinformation.com Company Snapshot.aspx?cusip C344K8370 Convenience Retail Asia Limited ref ref http www.alacrastore.com storecontent Thomson M&A Convenience Retail Asia Ltd acquires Saint Honore Holdings Ltd from Hong Kong Catering Mgmt Ltd 1813600040 Convenience Retail Asia Ltd acquires Saint Honore Holdings Ltd from Hong Kong Catering Mgmt Ltd ref The company was established in 1985 and is headquartered in Hong Kong. It is a subsidiary of Li & Fung , one of the largest retailers in Hong Kong. Link http www.cr asia.com Convenience Retail Asia Limited References reflist Category Li & Fung Category Companies established in 1985 Category Retail companies of Hong Kong zh ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Versus Type Remix album Artist Kings of Convenience Cover KOC Versus.jpg Released October 30, 2001 Recorded ??? Genre Electronica , Indie pop Length 49 12 Label Astralwerks Producer Four Tet Reviews Allmusic Rating 4 5 Allmusic class album id r557772 pure url yes link Drowned in Sound Rating 8 10 http www.drownedinsound.com release view 2734 link NME Rating 7 10 http www.nme.com reviews kings of convenience 5712 link Pitchfork Media 6.3 10 http pitchforkmedia.com article record review 19063 Kings of Convenience Versus link Last album Quiet Is the New Loud br 2001 This album Versus br 2001 Next album Riot on an Empty Street br 2004 Versus is an album of remakes, remixes, and collaborations of Kings of Convenience . It was released October 30, 2001 in music 2001 on Astralwerks . It contains songs mostly from the album Quiet is the New Loud . Track listing I Don t Know What I Can Save You From remix by R yksopp 4 13 The Weight of My Words remix by Four Tet 4 43 The Girl from Back Then remix by Riton musician Riton 3 28 Gold for the Price of Silver collaboration with Erot 3 04 Winning a Battle, Losing the War remix by Andy Votel 4 23 Leaning Against the Wall remake by Evil Tordivel 3 35 Toxic Girl string arrangement by David Whitaker composer David Whitaker 4 55 Failure remake by Alfie 4 19 Little Kids remix by Ladytron 3 08 Failure arrangement by Kings of Convenience 4 56 Leaning Against the Wall remix by Bamboo Soul 3 38 The Weight of My Words instrumental remix by Four Tet 5 30 External links Kings of Convenience Category Kings of Convenience albums Category 2001 remix albums Category Astralwerks remix albums id Versus it Versus Kings of Convenience ... more details
Infobox Company company name Poplar Co., Ltd. br company logo Image Poplar logo ja.JPG company type Public company Public tyo 7601 company slogan Customer First foundation April 20, 1976 location Asakita ku, Hiroshima , Japan key people industry Convenience store Retail Convenience stores num employees parent products revenue homepage http www.poplar cvs.co.jp index.html www.poplar cvs.co.jp File Poplar Nagata Higashi5.jpg thumb right Poplar convenience store in Osaka, October 2009 Nihongo Poplar Kabushiki gaisha Popura is a convenience store Franchising franchise chain in Japan . There are 818 shops in the Ch goku region Chugoku , Kant region Kanto , Kansai region Kansai , Ky sh , and Shikoku regions. History Poplar was founded as a liquor shop in Naka ku, Hiroshima in 1976. The first Poplar shop was opened in Minami ku, Hiroshima in 1983. Poplar Foods was established in 1996. External links Commons category Poplar convenience store http www.poplar cvs.co.jp index.html Official website ja icon Convenience stores japan company stub Category Convenience stores of Japan Category Companies of Japan Category Companies based in Hiroshima ja pt POPLAR Loja ... more details
image Esso Kanata.jpg thumb 350px An Esso branded service station, with On the Run convenience store, in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada . This location, owned by Imperial Oil , includes a Tim Hortons drive thru and an Royal Bank of Canada RBC bank machine. On the Run is a flagship convenience store brand developed by ExxonMobil , used at Exxon and Mobil stations in the United States , and at Esso and Mobil stations internationally. Alimentation Couche Tard is in the process of acquiring the On the Run franchise network in the U.S. ExxonMobil retains its corporate owned On the Run stores in that country, as well as full ownership of the brand in the rest of the world. After several failed attempts to have its own convenience store chain since the 1970 s, Mobil introduced the On the Run brand in 1994. The chain not only finally gave Mobil some success in the convenience store business, but the chain did so well that when the company was bought by Exxon in 1999 to form ExxonMobil, the newly merged oil giant chose Mobil s On the Run over Exxon s own TigerMart which still continues to a lesser extent for both brands to use. On the Run is available with franchises, though most of the locations are corporate owned and operated. On the Run stores are described as larger and having more products than ExxonMobil s older model convenience stores, featuring fresh snacks, fill in groceries, health ... the March Express brand absorbing Tigre Express . On April 29, 2009, Canada based convenience ... Couche Tard Acquires ExxonMobil Franchised On the Run Stores work Convenience Store News archiveurl ... stores were converted to Hop In stores. Hop In is a small chain of convenience stores ... Tesco Tesco Express stores where the site is leased to Tesco using Esso branded fuel. Esso s convenience ... HR Roc Shop.asp ref NOTOC See also Mac s Convenience Stores Circle K Imperial Oil Mobil References Reflist External links http www.ontherun.com Official Web Site Convenience stores Category Convenience ... more details
Summary logo fur REQUIRED Article Convenience Valet Use Org HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Source The logo may be obtained from Convenience Valet. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Used for Owner Website History Commentary OVERRIDE FIELDS Description This is a logo for Convenience Valet. Portion The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image. Low resolution The logo is a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution. Purpose The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing Convenience Valet, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization s intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey. Replaceability Because it is a logo there is almost certainly no free equivalent. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary. other information Use of the logo in the article complies with Wikipedia non free content policy, logo guidelines, and fair use under United States copyright law as described above. Licensing Non free logo ... more details
Refimprove date July 2008 Infobox Organization name NACS, the Association for Convenience and Petroleum ... http www.nacsonline.com NACS is an international trade association representing the convenience ... of Convenience Stores. It is an international trade association representing more than 2,100 ... worldwide, with the majority of members based in the United States. The U.S. convenience store industry ... retail marketplace. NACS serves the convenience and petroleum retailing industry by providing ... its presence both internationally and at the retail fueling level The Association for Convenience ... About Us ref Membership While 49 of the top 50 convenience stores in the United States are members ... the industry as a whole. Of the 145,000 convenience stores in the United States, 62 percent are owned ... and diesel fuel the convenience store industry has a vested interest in legislation and regulations ... level of trade . In addition, convenience stores have a specific responsibility to securely store ... and state level. NACS recognizes the unique role of the convenience store retailer within the motor ... Card Fees Credit card fees, or swipe fees, are the convenience and petroleum retailing industry s top ... than convenience store industry pretax profits. The largest component of these fees is known as Interchange .... Labor The convenience store industry employs 1.73 million Americans, and labor costs are the largest ... collection of firm level, store level and category data and trends based on the convenience store industry ... emerging trends, gain consumer insights and experience new ideas in the convenience channel. The 2010 ... Program. See also Convenience Store List of convenience stores References reflist External links http www.nacsonline.com Official website http www.csnews.com Convenience Store News http blog.conveniencecentral.ca Convenience Central News DEFAULTSORT National Association Of Convenience Stores Category Convenience stores Category Companies based in Virginia ... more details
Infobox company company name Mac s Convenience Stores, Inc. company logo Image Mac s logo.svg 180px Mac s Logo company type Wholly owned subsidiary foundation Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill, Canada 1961 location Toronto , Ontario , Canada industry Convenience store Retail Convenience stores parent Couche Tard products Mac s Frost drinks homepage http macs.ca Index 1024.asp www.macs.ca br Eastern Canada br http mymacs.ca www.mymacs.ca br Western Canada Mac s Convenience Stores , Inc. is a chain of convenience store s in Canada . The Company is divided into three geographic business units Eastern Canada, Central Canada and Western Canada. It has been owned and operated by Alimentation Couche Tard since 1999. History Mac s Milk Limited was incorporated in Ontario on April 4, 1962 by Kenneth and Carl McGowen. The name was changed to Mac s Convenience Stores Limited on May 7, 1975. On July 5, 1963, Silverwood Dairies Limited acquired 40 of the shares of Mac s Milk Limited, and increased its holding to 80 on March 29, 1968, and 100 on January 12, 1972. Image MacsWITHgas ne.JPG left thumb 234px Southern Ontario Mac s with Gas Station In 1971, 18 convenience stores operating under the Little Z Convenience Stores banner were purchased from Zehrs Markets . In 1974, thirteen Mini Mart convenience stores in Vancouver were purchased from a subsidiary of the Weston organization. Also in 1974, seven Starlite Variety Stores operating in Windsor, Ontario Windsor were purchased. In 1976, shares of Royal Oak Dairy were purchased by Silverwood Dairies Limited, including operations of convenience stores under the Bantam and Astro names. In 1994, most Mac s stores in Quebec were sold to Couche ... for the Winks chain of convenience stores and gas stations. References reflist External links http www.macs.ca Index 1024.asp Mac s http mymacs.ca MyMac s Western Canada Convenience stores Category ... Category Convenience stores of Canada Category Dairy products companies of Canada ... more details
Infobox theatre name The Theatre of Small Convenience image The Theatre of Small Convenience geograph.org.uk 29754.jpg image size 200px image alt a caption The Theatre of Small Convenience address Edith Walk city Malvern, Worcestershire country United Kingdom designation World s smallest commercial theatre latitude 52.11194 longitude 2.32972 architect owner tenant operator Dennis Neale capacity 12 type specialist, puppetry opened Start date 1999 11 reopened yearsactive rebuilt closed demolished othernames production currentuse website www.wctheatre.co.uk The Theatre of Small Convenience is a Theater structure theatre in Malvern, Worcestershire , England . In 2002 it entered the Guinness World Records Guinness Book of World Records as the world s smallest commercial theatre, seating up to 12 people. ref name GBWR2002 cite book title Guinness World Records Guinness Book of World Records 2002 editor last1 Young editor first1 Mark C. page 196 date 28 September 2001 publisher Guinness Publishing isbn 0851121241 ref It is less than half the size of the previous record holder, the Piccolo Theatre in Hamburg, Germany . ref name Independent15Mar1997 Cite news last Smith first Richard title Loo becomes a theatre of convenience publisher The Independent date 15 March 1997 url http www.independent.co.uk news loo becomes a theatre of convenience 1272884.html accessdate 2 January 2010 ref ref name GBWR1997 cite book title Guinness World Records Guinness Book of World Records 1997 editor last1 Young editor first1 Mark C. page 146 year November 1996 publisher Guinness Publishing isbn 096523830X ref File The Theatre of Small Convenience stage.jpg thumb left upright The stage during a puppet .... ref name WCTheatreHomePage02Jan2009 Cite web last Neale first Dennis title The Theatre of Small Convenience publisher The Theatre of Small Convenience date 22 July 2009 url http www.wctheatre.co.uk ... era Victorian gentlemen s Public toilet public convenience . It is trapezoid al in shape, convert ... more details
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