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I rarely ever post in main forum. People get their panties in a wad too easily and bent out of shape.
The first like 8 posts were all OMFG THIS IS GONNA BE BAD
And nothing bad has happened other than people crying about it being bad.
check him out. names nick...cool *** dude. smoked herb with him on christmas day at his grandparents house one time.
I wonder how Manziel is going to turn out for the rest of his college career and what kind of QB he can be in the NFL.
I don't ever want to hear people putting Brees in the same class as Rodgers again. Dude is a turnover waiting to happen. If he didn't throw 750 times a year, he wouldn't come close to 5,000. Overrated.
Brees has been terrible this year. I wouldn't say overrated. He's missing Payton for sure. The whole team is lost without him.
Even with payton brees has always been an int machine
Its tough to be a QB with that kind of defense.
Pats fans being Pats fans again lol......


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Lovely photos - looks like everyone had a good time
Thanks for sharing
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Lovely holiday shots, you have the entire full house of cavaliers
Lovely photos looks like you all had a good time ,where did you go in Cornwall and what was the weather like .
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Poppy the Tri, Daisy the Blen, Rosie the Ruby and Lily the B & T
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Lovely pictures, I love taking the dogs to the beach, they just love the water.
Lovely photos - you all look like you had a good time, shame about the weather.
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NASHVILLE (AP) – A report by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth finds the state didn't apply for some competitive grants that would have benefited programs.
According to The Tennessean, the study did quantify the state receives huge shares of funding from the federal government.
The report said Tennessee spent more than $9 billion on programs for children and families. Of that amount, $3.9 billion came from the federal government.
But the commission said Tennessee's government grant writers encounter obstacles in trying to compete for funds that would aid children and families. The obstacles could include being short staffed, not having sufficient time or not being able to come up with matching state funding.
"The departments are fairly aggressive about (grants) that meet their main mission, but because we are a fairly lean government, we don't have additional staffing and time to branch into other areas," said Linda O'Neal, commission executive director. "There are opportunities that they see from time to time that they think are good ideas but realize just aren't practical."
The report did not attempt to estimate the amount of grant money not sought.
The study will allow the commission to try to determine how best to pay for programs and reduce waste.
"There's always this perception that there's this huge duplication of services in government," O'Neal said. "Through this process, we have not been able to identify substantial duplication."
The study found Tennessee relies heavily on federal funds. More than 90 percent of spending on children was built on federal dollars and the matching state funds required to quality for them.
"We're very reliant on federal funds. All states are," O'Neal said. "We may be more reliant than some."
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January 5, 2011 – State Achievement Tests Show Need for Christie Reform Agenda; Zip Code Equals Destiny as Low-Income Students Continue to Post Low Scores
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Trenton, NJ - State achievement test results released today show why New Jersey needs to push forward with Governor Christie's education reform agenda as the achievement gap between wealthy and low-income students remained at roughly 30 percent.
"Governor Christie and I believe that all children deserve an excellent education, no matter where they live and no matter what their economic background is. Today's assessment data underscores the need for reform, so that all children, regardless of their zip code and income level, can get a quality education," said acting Commissioner Rochelle Hendricks. "We need to close the achievement gap, particularly between wealthy and low-income students, by making the necessary reforms crucial to bringing positive change and innovation to our classrooms."
The Governor's proposed reforms to improve New Jersey's public schools challenge the status quo and move toward a system that demands accountability, rewards highly effective teachers, utilizes performance measures and ensures each and every child receives the quality education they deserve. These reforms would:
"This administration is dedicated to transforming a system that has fallen short of the needs of parents and children," acting Commissioner Hendricks said.
State achievement test scores released today show mixed results, with language arts scores lower than they were last year, but higher than they were in 2008. Math scores showed some small increases in the early years, but scores declined in the 7th and 8th grades. Results also indicated there was no gender gap in the areas of Math and Science. State graduation examination results were essentially flat – with little change over the past nine years.
Under the federal No Child Left Behind law, every student is required to be assessed in grades 3 through 8 and one time in high school in Language Arts Literacy and Math. In Science, students are required to be assessed in 4th and 8th grades, and once in high school.Assessment results can be found here:
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7 March 2014, Rome- Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and current head of the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice, welcomed "FAO's approach in promoting new and stronger partnerships to combat global challenges of hunger, food insecurity and climate change" at a meeting with FAO Director-General today.
Robinson was the keynote speaker at the International Women's Day event held at FAO headquarters in Rome. She underlined that problems brought on by gender inequalities and lack of access to resources in agriculture were compounded by the unpredictable consequences of climate change.
Graziano da Silva informed Robinson that FAO is entering a phase of new and renewed partnerships within and beyond the United Nations that includes the other sister Rome-based UN agencies -WFP and IFAD- private sector, civil society, research institutions and foundations.
"I welcome this new strategic orientation of FAO towards greater multi-stakeholder involvement in addressing global challenges, and the greater attention given to climate change and its impact , especially on the most vulnerable groups, including small farmers , women and children," Robinson said.
"We should not only analyze its impact but also the injustice of climate change, especially in the poorer countries" she added.
The FAO chief underlined the nexus between food security and women is crucial. He informed Robinson about the successful results of the cash vouchers experience in Brazil in the framework of the Zero Hunger programme: "90% of the vouchers were given to women with amazing results," he said referring to food management at household level and child feeding.
"Today, nobody debates whether women should be the primary beneficiaries. But when we started in 2003 we had to go to court to uphold the decision to give women the card of the cash transfer program," Graziano da Silva explained.
"Reducing gender inequality is fundamental to eliminating hunger and developing more sustainable food systems," FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said at the event.
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(March 5, 2013) – Proud anglers took the stage showing off their trophy catches at Saturday's Northshore Boat-N-Fishing Show in Slidell, host to the first live weigh-in in Louisiana Saltwater Series Redfish Tournament history. According to LASS Tournament Director Mandy Tumlin, 25 of the 47 participating teams entered in the tournament came to scales with fish to be weighed, tagged and released. The field of anglers was led by first place finishers Nash Roberts, IV and Luke Landry, both of the New Orleans area, whose catch weighed in at 15.22 pounds, winning them a $2,500 purse.
"The fish were on a typical cold weather pattern," explained first place finisher Nash Roberts, IV. "We caught more fish on the tournament day then we did in practice, with several fish over the slot limit."
This is Roberts and Landry's third year to participate in the tournament, but there was no shortage of new faces to the series, with nine teams participating for their first time.
A total of 74 redfish were brought in, tagged and released as part of the Louisiana Marine Sport Fish Tagging Program, where anglers become citizen scientists for the agency, collecting invaluable data.
Tumlin said the kick-off tournament for the Louisiana Saltwater Redfish Series, a six-event tour plus a championship, "never fails to draw the crowds." She said despite the weather, the anglers and their families "had a great time," finding good fishing, friendly people and lots of entertainment.
The top finishing teams, taking home over $8,360 in cash prizes, include: 2nd place, Chris Pike, Jr. and Darin LeBlanc; 3rd place, Jason LeBlanc and Kory Matherne; 4th place, Joe and John Barcelona; 5th place, Steve Smith and John Garrison; 6th place, Matthew Whitman and Ryan Schellhaas; 7th place, Gary and Gus Wilson; 8th place, Ben Saucier and Adam Shields; and 9th place, Pete Denham and Pete Miller.
Beyond the standard 100% payout cash prizes, brothers Gus and Gary Wilson took home a brand new trolling motor sponsored by Mercury by preregistering for all six tournaments, qualifying them for a special raffle. Roberts, IV and Landry also took home a rod and reel package sponsored by Shimano for winning one of the extra fish raffle prizes. Teams are allowed to bring in extra fish in addition to their weigh-in fish to be entered into drawings for special prizes, with the number of entries determined by the number of extra fish to be brought in to be tagged. In addition to their winnings, Roberts, IV and Landry also bagged a $500 contingency prize sponsored by Standard Mapping.
The next redfish tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 20 in Lake Charles at Calcasieu Point Landing. For complete information, including rules, regulations and registration go to www.lasaltwaterseries.com.
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Company 29 Presents: America!
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Company 29 Presents: America!
Company 29's newest show takes a look at all things American, from Johnny Appleseed to Ira Glass. It's a character driven sketch show sure to make Neil Diamond proud.
Sponsored By: SixPoint Brewery
Company 29 is the Magnet Theater's sketch company in residence, dedicated to producing new and original sketch comedy featuring the Magnet's best sketch writers and performers.
Featuring: Willy Appelman, Mike Barry, Kevin Cobbs, Nick Kanellis, Ruby Marez, Peter McNerney, Lauren Olsen, Christian Paluck, Rachel Rauch, Jamaal Sedayao, Jason Scott Quinn, Ross Taylor, and Justin Peters.
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The Stone Temple Pilots have parted ways with lead singer Scott Weiland. Yesterday (Feb. 27), the band issued a succinct statement on their website that reads: "Stone Temple Pilots have announced they have officially terminated Scott Weiland. No further information is available at this time." Weiland was apparently stunned by the news.
The singer posted the following statement on his Facebook page: "I learned of my supposed 'termination' from Stone Temple Pilots this morning by reading about it in the press. Not sure how I can be 'terminated' from a band that I founded, fronted and co-wrote many of its biggest hits, but that's something for the lawyers to figure out. In the meantime, I'm looking forward to seeing all of my fans on my solo tour which starts this Friday."
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Alaska Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements in Domestic Terrorism Investigation Spouse Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler and FBI Special Agent in Charge Kevin Fryslie announced that Paul Gene Rockwood Jr., a former King Salmon, Alaska, resident, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to making false statements to the FBI in a domestic terrorism investigation. Rockwood's spouse, Nadia Piroska Maria Rockwood, also pleaded guilty today to making false statements to the FBI in connection to the investigation of her husband.
At a hearing today before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline in U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, Paul Rockwood, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of willfully making false statements to the FBI involving domestic terrorism. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Rockwood has agreed to a sentence of eight years in prison followed by three years of supervised released, the maximum penalty that can be imposed for this violation.
Nadia Rockwood, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of willfully making false statements to the FBI. Under the terms of her plea agreement, she has agreed to a sentence of five years of probation.
According to the plea agreements and other documents filed with the court, Paul Rockwood converted to Islam in late 2001, or early 2002, while living in Virginia, and later became a strict adherent to the violent jihad-promoting ideology of cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki. Paul Rockwood held a personal conviction that it was his religious responsibility to exact revenge by death on anyone who desecrated Islam and, while residing in Virginia, he began researching possible targets for execution.
According to the filed documents, after he moved to King Salmon in 2006, Paul Rockwood continued his adherence to Al-Awlaki's ideology and began researching the method and means to exact revenge on his intended targets, which included U.S. service members. Among other topics, he researched explosives and remote triggering devices. In 2009, he began sharing his ideas about committing acts of domestic terrorism with others, including the possibility of using mail bombs or killing targets by gunshot to the head. By early 2010, he formalized his list to include 15 specific targets all outside the state of Alaska.
In April 2010, Paul Rockwood gave his written target list to his wife, Nadia, who, knowing of its purpose, carried the list with her on a trip to Anchorage. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) subsequently obtained the target list. On May 19, 2010, JTTF agents questioned Paul Rockwood and provided him a copy of the target list. In response to agents' questions, Rockwood made false statements, denying he had created such a list, denying the purpose of the list and denying ever having such a list.
JTTF agents also questioned Nadia Rockwood on May 19, 2010, about transporting the target list authored by her husband to another person. In response, Nadia Rockwood made false statements, including deceptively claiming that she had delivered a book or a common letter to another person, among other deceptive explanations.
This investigation was conducted by the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force in Anchorage. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Steven E. Skrocki and Bryan D. Schroder, of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska, and Trial Attorney Paul Ahern, of the Counterterrorism Section in the Justice Department's National Security Division.
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Teamlist Tuesday is here with #NRL Teamlists and officials for Round 12 confirmed.
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The South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their side to take on the Newcastle Knights in round five of the NRL Telstra Premiership this Sunday, 15 April at 2pm at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford.
The Rabbitohs have been forced to make a number of changes due to injury. Yileen Gordon will play his first game of first grade for 2007 from the wing, replacing injured winger Paul Mellor (back). Dean Widders will start the match replacing injured captain David Kidwell (knee). Joe Galuvao will move on to the first grade bench, along with prop Jaiman Lowe. Scott Geddes is the 18th man.
The referee for this fixture is Gavin Badger. The sideline officials are Peter Kirby and Steve Lyons. The video referee is P. Reynolds.
The Rabbitohs NRL side is:
1. David Peachey 2. Nathan Merritt 3. Nigel Vagana 4. Shannon Hegarty 5. Yileen Gordon 6. Jeremy Smith 7. Joe Williams 8. Peter Cusack (c) 9. Daniel Irvine 10. Roy Asotasi 11. Dean Widders 12. David Fa


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Well, all I want is to just be free, live my life the way I wanna be. All I want is to just have fun, live my life like it's just begun... And maybe you can, but however you live your life — pushin' hard or soft, like it's just begun or like a mature hippie — it will one day be over. The tambourine must, in the end, hit the carpet.
AND: What sitcom is that in the clip? I recognized the actress Kaye Ballard, and using IMDB, deduced that it must be "The Mothers-In-Law." The episode — directed by Desi Arnaz! — was called "How Not to Manage a Rock Group":
While I cannot truthfully say I've seen the entire episode, the 10 minute portion that I have seen is very funny and, of course, has the incredible 1960s band The Seeds in it. They portray The Warts, a band that the kids want to manage. The Seeds' great "Pushin' Too Hard" is performed, and is simply incredible. Singer Sky Saxon is a terrific frontman. The adults try to steer the group into a more traditional sound, offering some silly novelty tunes, and creating some big laughs. It all ends with the adults doing "Some Enchanted Evening," oom Pa Pa style. Extremely corny and very amusing, with the rockers joining in. It must have actually influenced their music, because on the band's underrated 1967 LP "Future," they actually use a tuba in a couple of songs.


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ChrisBanescu.com | Chris Banescu | August 28, 2007
During the glory days of the Dot Com Bubble I worked as Director of Web Development at Homestore.com (now Move.com). Homestore ran Realtor.com, the largest real estate site on the web. Homestore's management team was unable to capitalize on the unique position and strategic advantages the company had in the marketplace and squandered the resources and talent they were entrusted with.
The way executives reacted to the looming financial crisis of their own making is an illustrative case study in how not to conduct layoffs and how not to manage a company's most important assets – its employees.
When it comes to difficult management decisions, improperly planned and implemented layoffs represent one of the most disruptive and destructive decisions made by executives. Many, if not most, of the layoff horror stories we've all heard about confirm that few managers understand the impact and consequences their decisions have on the reputation and goodwill of the business; the long-term value and strategic effectiveness of the company; and the morale, trust, and productivity of the remaining employees.
Facing significant losses and with no effective leadership and strategic management solutions from executives, Homestore decided to cut costs with wave after wave of layoffs. (I was laid off in October, 2001).
Here's how Homestore did it:
- Do not disclose anything to your employees in advance and do not communicate your intentions or reasons for doing anything.
- Reassure employees that their jobs will be secure, that the company is doing ok, and that layoff rumors are false.
- In order to manipulate and intimidate employees and managers that are hoping for advancement or a better raise, leak rumors about the layoffs and threaten them privately with the statement: "be lucky you still have a job!"
- Keep the entire organization guessing until the very last moment; usually the morning of the layoffs.
- Lay people off in multiple waves to avoid problems with employees figuring out what is really going on. This insures that employees remain in a constant state of uncertainty and further degrades innovation, productivity, and morale.
- On the day of the layoffs, start calling each employee one by one into the vice president's office, make them sign a waiver, and withhold their last paycheck until they release the company of all liability.
- Escort employees back to their office or cubicle and give them until the end of the day to clear out everything and say their goodbyes. If they're an especially talented or appreciated employee, have security watch over the process to insure the employee does not suddenly turn into a criminal after years of loyal service and starts destroying key information and steal company property.
- The day after the layoffs are completed, have the CEO send out a condescending email to the entire company telling everyone how terrible, but necessary, the whole process was and how the remaining employees need to sacrifice for the success of the company. In the same email remind everyone that bonuses this year will be halved, and raises will be kept to 2%.
- Finally, issue a severe warning to all remaining employees that absolute loyalty is mandatory and no one is allowed to look for another job on company time. Further threaten employees who discuss the layoffs with the loss of their job.
None of the layoffs improved Homestore's bottom line. The company lost some its most critical and talented people. The process created absolute chaos, confusion, and mistrust throughout the entire organization.
In the years immediately following Homestore's collapse, the SEC indicted and prosecuted many Homestore executives for fraud and corruption. It turns out that while the employees were being threatened and mistreated and the company was driven into the ground, management was lying to investors and arranging fraudulent transactions, while they continued cashing in tens of millions of dollars in stock options.
Homestore represents an extreme, but unfortunately not unique, example of Dot Com abuses and greed that we saw with Enron, WorldCom, and other corporations. The company had great promise and wonderful opportunities. But when management forgot that truth, integrity and ethical treatment of employees are essential elements to managing organizations, they embarked on a course that led to financial disaster and criminal prosecutions and indictments for many of the executives involved. To date 11 former executives, including the CEO, Stuart Wolff, sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, have been convicted on multiple federal criminal charges.
Related links:
SEC Files Financial Fraud Case Charging Three Former Homestore Executives
Former Homestore CEO Stuart Wolff Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
SEC and US Attorney Charge Former Homestore Executives With Scheme To Inflate Advertising Revenue
Former Homestore Exec, Peter Tafeen, Receives 30-month sentence
Chris Banescu is an attorney, entrepreneur, and university professor. He is a regular contributor to OrthodoxyToday.org, manages the conservative site www.OrthodoxNet.com, writes articles, and has given talks and conducted seminars on a variety of business and management topics. He has also written book reviews for Townhall.com and articles on Acton.org.


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Software process improvement as emergent change: a structurational analysis (Elsevier http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2007.02.003, 2007-06)ALLISON, I. and MERALI, Y., 2007. Software process improvement as emergent change: a structurational analysis. Information and Software Technology, 49 (6), pp. 668-681This paper presents a framework that draws on structuration theory and dialectical hermeneutics to explicate the dynamics of software process improvement (SPI) in a packaged software organisation. Adding to the growing ...


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Sued NM County Clerk Uses Social Media For Legal Expenses
LAS CRUCES - A New Mexico county clerk facing a lawsuit over his decision to issue same-sex marriage licenses is using social media and other means to solicit outside support for legal expenses.
Doña Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins hopes backers of same-sex marriage will help pay legal fees from a pending lawsuit filed by state Republican lawmakers, as he moves to defend his decision to issue the licenses, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.
Ellins independently began issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples two weeks ago. Since then, seven other New Mexico counties followed - some because of court orders in response to lawsuits by same-sex couples.
Ellins says he "felt it was inappropriate" to use county resources to pay the legal fees, because the case involves polarizing topics. Taxpayers who disagree with his stance shouldn't be forced to pay for a lawsuit he sparked, Ellins said.
He plans to cover the costs using donations and a portion of county insurance that covers legal fees. Ellins said he has not engaged the services of the county's legal department.
A group of Republican legislators filed a lawsuit last week in 3rd Judicial District Court, alleging Ellins, a Democrat, overstepped his authority and violated the New Mexico Constitution. In the lawsuit, the seven legislators ask the court to invalidate all same-sex marriage licenses issues since Aug. 21.
Ellins said his attorney, Raul Carrillo of Las Cruces, has estimated the defense will cost $40,000.
Ellins' office this week started using its Facebook page to request legal defense donations, starting at $5.
Another perspective donor website - equalitydonaanacounty.com - says it's paid for by private funds. That site reported Thursday it has received $6,715 from 152 contributors.
Ellins said that number didn't account for all the donations. He declined to release the total.
When asked whether there were any notably large individual donations, Ellins said he did not know.
"I don't want to know who contributed or how much," Ellins said. "I don't want anyone to think my judgment is colored."


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Shares of Amazon.com (AMZN) are up $8.39, or almost 3%, at $311.79, and hit a new lifetime high of $313.62, after the company last night delivered Q2 revenue either in line with expectations or a tad below consensus, depending on your consensus, but also offered an unexpected net loss where analysts had expected a profit. The company's forecast for this quarter's revenue was lower as well, with a projection for another operating loss.
The big day-after focus was gross profit margin, which at 28.6% was a little better than Street estimates for around 27%.
The company's adjusted operating profit, called "consolidated segment operating income," or CSOI, came in at 2.6%, was down a bit from 2.8% a year earlier, and more or less met analysts' estimates.
With sales rising 22%, both bull and bear today expressed respect for stable to rising margins on double-digit growth, even if they see the company continuing to spend more on technology, including the Kindle family of e-book readers and tablets.
The net result of all that is a shuffling of estimates, with several cuts to revenue and profit, though not across the board, as there is a fairly wide disparity in numbers from analyst to analyst.
And there were also were some increases in price target today.
And it wasn't just the bulls.
UBS's Eric Sheridan reiterated a Neutral rating but raised his price target to $305 from $275, and now thinks there's actually upside to $440 versus an earlier $365 estimate.
Sheridan writes that "In our opinion, nothing from this quarterly result will change the push and pull over Amazon's stock in the medium term."
"We expect Amazon to remain relatively range bound as investors digest the puts/takes associated with slowing paid unit growth (29%, 5th quarter of decel) and increasing near-term margins."
"In order for Amazon to break out of this trading range, we suspect investors will need to see accelerating revenue growth and solid (if not improving) margins to focus less on medium-term valuation metrics," he adds. He expects he would be more positive on the stock if the company maintains revenue growth of 20% or better, and if margins continue to improve.
Sheridan cut his revenue estimate for this year from $74.77 billion to $74.45 billion, but raised his EPS estimate to $3.95 from $2.33 given what he expects will be higher gross margin and higher CSOI.
On the bull side, Jefferies & Co.'s Brian Pitz reiterates a Buy rating and raises his price target to $350 from $330, writing that the company's margin performance is on a roll:
Gross margin of 28.6% came higher than our / Street's 28.1% / 27.4%. GAAP operating income margin of 0.5% was above Street's 0.3% while CSOI margin of 2.6% beat Street's 2.5%. This now marks the 7th straight quarter operating income has exceeded the high end of guidance.
The company's unit growth was a disappointment, he notes, but he this Amazon is going to fix that in future with more fulfillment centers:
Unit growth of +29% Y/Y was again slightly disappointing, especially compared to growth in 2Q12. We think investors expected some acceleration in this metric and were somewhat disappointed. However, continuing investment in expedited delivery and in new FCs (optimized for customer reach) supports our thesis that fulfillment is becoming a differentiating factor in eCommerce and we believe unit growth will materialize in the medium to longer term as same-day delivery takes off.
Pitz cut his 2013 estimates to $74.7 billion in revenue and 82 cents a share from a prior $76.53 billion and 99 cents.
Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster, reiterating an Overweight rating, raises his price target, raises his price target to $331 from $325, writing that "The June quarter saw Amazon's overriding themes remain in place."
Those themes at the moment are rising sales and improving margins:
North American revenue growth accelerated to 30% y/y from 26% in Mar-13 and 23% in Dec-12 and was responsible for theacceleration in overall revenue ex-FX. This acceleration happened in both media and EGM sales. On the media side, we believe digital initiatives are beginning to result in accelerated sales. These initiatives include a broader digital selection and more devices, which create a better digital ecosystem. Turning to EGM, the company called out strong sales of consumables and also apparel, which are two of its more recent objectives […] During the quarter, gross margin expanded to 29%,which compares to 27% in Mar-13 and 26% in Jun-12. The improvement has been led by three factors: Continued growth of 3rd party items, which are recognized in revenue as a percentage of sale price (Amazon's take rate) and have very little, if any, cost of goods (depending on if the seller uses FBA). 2. AWS, which we believe to be a large driver of technology costs, does have a higher gross margin than the Amazon average (likely 40% or greater). 3. Shipping costs are continuing to decrease as Amazon gets closer to its customers and also becomes smarter about routing orders. Net shipping costs were 4.6% of sales in Jun-13 compared with 4.7% of sales in Mar-13.
The one big negative in the quarter, he writes, was "a deceleration of unit growth from 30% y/y in Mar-13 to 29%, vs. expectations for 30%," but he's not that concerned about that given that the strong North American sales still contributed to a second quarter in a row of accelerating sales growth when foreign exchange is factored out.
Munster raised his revenue estimate for this year to $73.71 billion from $73.67 billion, but cut his EPS estimate to 69 cents from $2.01 per share.
Topeka Capital Markets's Victor Anthony reiterates a Buy on the stock, and a $350 price target, notes that the gross margin "expanded 255bps to 28.6%, the highest second quarter gross margin we see dating back to 2001, and the 7th consecutive quarter of gross margin expansion":
Gross margins continue to benefit from accounting of AWS costs, third party sales, shipping efficiency from having fulfillment centers closer to the customer as well as a reduction in split shipments, and scale in categories where terms are improving; NA Media sales accelerated 200bps to 16% YoY ex-FX on strong growth in digital unit sales. NA EGM sales growth also accelerated 3pts. Growth at both segments accelerated for the second consecutive quarter and we suspect the transition to first party for e-book sales is contributing to the accelerating media revenue growth; Amazon's 1P unit growth accelerated for the second consecutive quarter due to digital media content sales which are mostly first party sales. 3P units remained flat at 40%, however, CFO Szkutak noted that if we were to back out digital unit sales and look at physical units, then 3P seller units would have expanded by 300bps YoY; and (4) operating cash flows grew 48% YoY.
He's not, however, to happy about the increased spend on Amazon's Amazon Web Services cloud computing facilities and other projects:
Paid unit growth decelerated 1pt to 29% off a 6pt easier comp; Both Fulfillment and Tech & Content expense growth accelerated, with Tech & Content spend coming in 14% higher than our estimate. Amazon noted that the Tech & Content spend increase was attributed to the ramp of AWS and spend on digital. The CSOI guidance for 3Q13 implies a continuation of spend on AWS and the seasonal ramp of fulfillment centers ahead of 4Q; and International margins remain under pressure due to investments in China and the relatively newer markets of Italy and Spain.
Anthony raised his 2013 revenue estimate to $73.66 billion from $73.3 billion, but cut his EPS estimate to 66 cents from $1.72.


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Updated: 5:45 p.m.
The NFL says the Bengals are just the third team in history to score at least 40 points in four straight home games in the same season and the first in the AFC, joining the Rams' legendary "Greatest Show on Turf" in the history books.
The 1952 NFL champion Lions did it and so did the 2000 Rams, but they were beaten in the wild card game by the Saints a year after winning the Super Bowl.
And it's quite fitting that one of the artists in "The Greatest Show" is involved this week in the remarkable A.J. Green's march into history that continues into Sunday's regular-season finale against the Ravens (1 p.m.) at Paul Brown Stadium. Green, the two-time Bengals Pro Bowl wide receiver, needs 15 more yards to pass former Ram Torry Holt for the second-most yards in history by a player in his first three NFL seasons, which would be 3,787. In 2000, the 6-0, 190-pound Holt was in his second year and led the NFL with 1,635 yards on 82 catches.
If all goes well the Bengals could end the season Sunday with the most productive individual passing and receiving seasons in Bengals history. Green needs just 76 yards to top Chad Johnson's franchise-best 1,440 yards in 2007 and quarterback
But it will have to come against a Ravens defense that has been stingy with the pair since they came into the league in 2011. Dalton has a career-high 91 passer rating going this season with a career rating of 86.4, but against the Ravens he's 65.8 with four touchdowns and six interceptions.
"He's a great receiver, love his game," Green said of Holt before Tuesday's practice. "He's more of a Jerry Rice-type. He catches every ball, runs great routes."
The 6-4, 210-pound Green won't catch third-year leader Randy Moss with 4,163, but he compares his body type and style of game to a combination of Moss and Rice. He also couldn't care less about stats. He says he has no idea how many yards he has (try 1,365, fourth in the NFL) and says he has "90-something" catches. That would be 94, putting him six away from becoming the third Bengal in history with 100 catches, joining T.J. Houshmandzadeh with 112 in 2007 and Carl Pickens with 100 in 1996. Don't ask Green about 100 and if he'd like to stay in the game and get it.
"That would be good, we'll see," he said. "It doesn't matter to me as long as we win."
So Green doesn't know that he needs 76 yards to pass Johnson, which falls into his range of 91 yards per game.
"The goals are good, but we're fighting for a bigger picture," said Green, who, frankly, would rather eat lunch than listen to his milestones. "When I'm done with this game, maybe it will (mean something), but right now I'm trying to continue to get better.
"I've got a lot of football left, so we'll see after I'm done with all this and I reflect on my career."
Dalton, who needs just two touchdown passes to set the franchise record with 33, reflected a tad Tuesday.
"It shows what we've been able to accomplish this year. I think that only happens if we've been winning games and doing some good things," Dalton said. "Personally, it's cool to be close to those records, but like you said, wins are what ultimately matters."
But, like Green, he doesn't have time to reflect.
"I'm going to go eat lunch," Green said after patiently answering the stat questions.
INJURY UPDATE: There didn't appear to be a major injury among them, but the Bengals had a bunch of players sit out Tuesday's Christmas Eve afternoon practice on the Paul Brown Stadium turf.
WILL backer
There was no injury report on Tuesday even though both teams practiced and are off Wednesday. But an injury report is going to be issued with the approximation of the player's status if there had been practice.
HAT TRICK: And Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis made it clear the Bengals are trying to win so they can at least have a shot at the second seed when the Patriots host Buffalo at 4:25 p.m.: "We'll do everything to win the game … full go."
The only AFC North Division championship hats at PBS appeared to be at the Bengals Pro Shop because they weren't visible in the locker room during Tuesday's media availability.
Lewis reiterated his disdain for such an article, saying at his news conference, "There are two bigger hats," referring to the AFC title and the Super Bowl championship. Lewis's message has been heard loud and clear. Left guard
"No comment," a smiling Lewis said when asked if he is storing the hats.
But here is what he did a few hours later. When the players came back in from practice Tuesday, the hats were sitting on their chairs in front of their lockers, Some players tweeted out pictures, but Lewis made it clear they better collect them because he didn't want any hanging around.
Translation: Two bigger hats.
HOUSE CALL: Candid
"We want to defend home and make sure we win," Jones said. "If it was my choice, I don't want Baltimore to make it. We've got to make sure we defend the house and play all four quarters."


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'Get It to Go Bandits' wanted in 4 Tempe, Mesa fast-food robberiesPosted: Updated:
TEMPE, Ariz. – A reward is being offered to help identify and locate two suspects wanted in connection with four armed robberies at fast-food restaurants in Tempe and Mesa.
Police said the "Get It to Go Bandits" are linked to robberies over the past few weeks at Long John Silver's near Broadway Road and Priest Drive in Tempe; Carl's Jr. near Southern Avenue and Longmore in Mesa; Burger King near Broadway Road and Priest Drive in Tempe; and Burger King near Broadway Road and McClintock Drive in Tempe.
The suspects enter the restaurant wearing masks or bandannas and carrying long rifles and/or handguns, according to police. They order the employees to the floor or into the back of the business.
One suspect has an employee open the register while making threats and demanding money as the second suspect watches the other employees and customers.
During three of the robberies, the suspects fired shots but police said no one was injured.
The suspects fled in a white four-door car after two of the robberies.
One suspect is described as a Hispanic male with a heavy build, 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall and 25 to 30 years old. He had tattoos on his arms, a tattoo of a cross on his left wrist and a teardrop tattoo with three dots above it on his left cheek. He was seen wearing a hooded sweatshirt, dark pants, Nike sandals with socks, an orange or yellow bandanna over his face and dark gloves.
The other suspect is described as a Hispanic male with a thin build, 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet tall and 25 to 30 years old. He was seen wearing a hooded sweatshirt, baggy pants, dark-colored shoes, dark beanie cap, orange or yellow bandanna over his face and multicolored gloves.
Silent Witness is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and/or indictment of the suspects. Contact Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or silentwitness.org.


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2006 Women's Soccer
Bluffton vs. Ursuline
Ursuline College knocks off Bluffton, 3-1
Sept. 19, 2006
PEPPER PIKE, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's soccer team traveled to face off against Ursuline College on Monday, September 18, 2006. The final 3-1 score in favor of the Arrows was not indicative of the effort put forth by the Beavers who fell to 0-6 on the season. With the victory, Ursuline improved to 4-3.
12 minutes into the contest, Julie Wyman put the Arrows on top when she pushed a cross from Molly McPherson into the back of the net.
Chantel Mangrum (Jackson, Tenn./Jackson Christian) knotted the contest midway through the first stanza before a questionable penalty against the Beavers allowed Ursuline to go up 2-1 thanks to a penalty kick with less than five minutes remaining in the first half.
Bluffton controlled the action throughout much of the second half before McPherson sealed the final outcome when she scored with seven minutes to play in the match.
Meghan Forquer (North Canton/Green) led the Beavers with four shots on goal while Ashley Bloom (Tiffin/Calvert) picked up three saves against the Arrows.
The Beavers return to action on Saturday, Sept. 23, when they host Marietta College. The contest is set to kickoff at 1 p.m.


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Have any plans for Memorial Day Weekend? If not, why not plan a trip to Mendocino County and enjoy all that the California coast has to offer? With the long weekend ahead of us, you can bet that there will be plenty of things to do, see and experience. One event that we can think of off of the top of our heads is the Taste of Chocolate, Wine and Ale – a must for those who enjoy some of the finer things in life.
Honestly, when is the last time you came across someone who wasn't a big fan of one of these things, if not all? Taking place on Saturday 24, 2014 from 1-4pm, the Taste of Chocolate, Wine and Ale event is sure to satisfy each and every one of your taste buds!
Hosted by The Mendocino Art Center, this particular event brings some of the county's greatest wineries, breweries and food purveyors together in one place for you to indulge in. Once you fill up however, don't worry – there's still so much in store, including live musical entertainment and a silent auction. Who knows, you may end up being able to take home some of your favorite food and wine products from throughout the day!
Tickets are being sold in advance for $30 and on the day of the event for $40, with all proceeds going to benefit the Mendocino Art Center. Interesting in learning more? Visit mendocinoartcenter.org and then head back over to the Cleone Gardens Inn website to book you reservation.
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Paris - The decision by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to push ahead with a financial transactions tax (FTT) may be a political ploy ahead of elections, but it has the approval of many non-governmental organisations, even as support lags elsewhere.
"If France is setting an example, we support this as a principle," said Matt Davies, head of international policy and advocacy for international movement ATD Fourth World, a French-based organisation that works to eradicate extreme poverty.
"I think there's a consensus in society that there should be a far greater accountability by the financial sector," he told IPS in an interview. "What's important is that the money that's brought in by the FTT should go towards combating poverty, but we're slightly sceptical in some ways because we often see that money destined for development doesn't reach the poorest people."
Sarkozy said this week that the French government may implement the tax without waiting for its European or G20 partners to come on board. "If France waits for others to tax finance, then finance will never be taxed," the President said in a speech.
The United Kingdom and the United States oppose the so-called Robin Hood tax, with government officials saying that it would damage efforts to boost the economy and may cause financial firms to flee to other countries or regions.
In contrast, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed support for the FTT but would like members of the 27-nation European Union to agree on the measure before its imposition.
Merkel has said that the tax would be the "right signal to show that we have understood that financial markets have to contribute their share to the recovery of economies."
That is a line that echoes the French position. France's minister for cooperation, Henri de Raincourt, told IPS that parliamentarians were "absolutely unanimous on the need to find innovative financing…and ready to consider that the financial sector, which is one of the sectors that profits from globalisation, should be made to provide this funding."
France tried to put the tax on the agenda during its presidency last year of the G8 and G20 groups of countries, but the issue was sidelined as the euro-zone crisis worsened.
Now, as Sarkozy prepares for the country's two-round elections in April and May, some have accused him of using the tax as a political tactic, especially as the opposition Socialist party would feel compelled to support such a levy.
Whatever the motives, the end result would still be desirable if the FTT raises enough money to aid development, especially in poor countries, says Daniel Pentzlin, sustainable finance campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe.
"The financial transaction tax won't harm normal people or the economy because the percentage is so low," he told IPS. "It might drive high-frequency speculative trading out of Europe, but actually we don't need this market because its harmful in the long run as we've seen.
"The FTT is nothing more than something like a value-added tax on financial transactions, and VAT levels are different from country to country," Pentzlin continued. "This shows that everyone can set their own tariff. France shouldn't have to wait on others for this."
By implementing a levy of between 0.01 and 0.1 percent on financial transactions, such as the trading of stocks and bonds, France could gain up to 12 billion euros a year, according to the International Monetary Fund. At the European level, about 50 billion euros could be raised annually, the IMF says.
EU finance ministers are scheduled to discuss the tax in March, but French government officials say it could be presented here as early as next month. The Senate has already passed a bill in November approving the levy.
While France's financial sector remains resistant to the idea, non-governmental organisations point out that the financial sector is continuing to make profits despite the global economic crisis. And some of the profit-making is causing additional hardships to the world's poor, they say.
A report published by Friends of the Earth Europe states that "European banks, pension funds and insurance companies are increasing global hunger and poverty by speculating on food prices and financing land grabs in poorer countries."
The report examines the activities of 29 European banks, pension funds and insurance companies, including Deutsche Bank, Barclays, RBS, Allianz, BNP Paribas, AXA, HSBC, Generali, Allianz, Unicredit and Credit Agricole. It suggests that there is "significant involvement of these financial institutions in food speculation, and the direct or indirect financing of land grabbing."
Friends of the Earth Europe and other organisations are calling for strict regulation to rein in these activities, and they believe that a tax on financial transactions would also help to decrease speculative trading in commodities.
"Food speculation, with billions of euros flooding in and out of financial products based on foodstuffs, causes price volatility," the group said in a statement this week. "These rapid and unpredictable price swings hit the most vulnerable hardest, threatening their right to food, and making it more difficult for farmers to maintain an income – creating instability, hunger and poverty."


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As part of its continuing efforts to inform and educate the life
sciences industry about the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which
formally passed into law this year, QPharma, Inc. is offering a Sunshine
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The Sunshine Act requires applicable manufacturers of drugs, devices,
biologics, or medical supplies to disclose financial relationships,
payments, and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching
hospitals. These transfers of value, collectively referred to as a life
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explained Ed Sleeper, Managing Director of Software Solutions and Client
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- your email address and password are personal to you and you must not allow anyone else to use them.
- you must not impersonate any other user of the website or do anything to assist an unregistered user to gain access to the website.
- that use of your personal data by us is subject to our data protection and privacy policy.
You further agree that by submitting any material to us, you also waive all your moral rights in such materials and agree not to contribute any material:
- that is threatening, defamatory, intentionally offensive abusive, liable to incite racial hatred, pornographic, obscene, in breach of confidence, in breach of privacy; or
- that is discriminatory against race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or gender; or
- for which you have not obtained all necessary licences and/or approvals; or
- which constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise be contrary to the law of or infringe the rights of any third party, in the UK; or
- that is in breach of the rights of any third party; or
- which is technically harmful (including, without limitation, computer viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses, worms, harmful components, corrupted data or other malicious software or harmful data) you further agree that if you knowingly send any material which is technically harmful that we retains the right at our sole discretion to pursue you for all legal fees (including our own and those of any third party), damages and other expenses that may be incurred as a result of your actions; or
- that makes any commercial or business use of the website or post any material which comprises advertising promotional or marketing material of any kind, nor will you set up any links from the website to any other website; or
- that is not original to you and you grant us a royalty-free irrevocable and perpetual licence to use, reproduce in whole or in part, modify and adapt such material and authorize others to do so in any media now known or in future developed in any part of the world; and
- that you understand and agree that any breach of these warranties may cause us damage and loss and you agree to indemnify us and keep us at all times fully indemnified from and against all claims, costs, loss or damage incurred by us directly or indirectly as a result of any material posted by you on the website or any use by you of the website.
We reserve the right (but do not assume the obligation) without notice to remove any material which we in our sole discretion deem to be harmful, offensive or otherwise in breach of these terms and conditions and/or to terminate the registration of any person who we in our sole discretion deem in breach of these terms and conditions. This is without prejudice to any of our rights at law all of which are specifically reserved.
By accessing or posting any information you confirm you have read and agreed to the above terms and conditions.
Conditions of acceptance of advertisements
IMPORTANT: These Conditions contain an indemnity if you breach Your warranties to Us.
These Conditions apply to any advertisement which you have asked Us to publish on Your behalf in a Title (the "Advertisement") and by making such an offer (an "Order") you agree to be bound by these Conditions in that respect.
These Conditions override any terms stipulated by you on order forms or elsewhere unless we accept those terms in writing. If we do so, these Conditions will apply except to the extent that they are inconsistent with anything so agreed by Us.
"We" and "Us" means, and "Our" refers to, the Company which is the publisher of the Title in which you have asked Us to publish Your Advertisement.
"Title" means any publication or website which we publish.
"You" means, and "Your" refers to, the person placing the Order with Us and where that person is an advertising or other agency placing the Advertisement on behalf of their client that agency agrees that it has placed the Order as principal.
We may insist on you submitting Your Order in writing and if we do so you will not be deemed to have placed an Order until we receive it in writing. If we do not insist that you submit Your Order in writing it is deemed to be placed when the initial Order is made, subject to the terms and conditions below. If you deliver copy instructions to Us, we may treat this as an Order unless it is clearly marked as "not constituting an Order".
We will notify you if we do not accept Your Order within 3 working days of receiving it. Publication of the Advertisement will mean we have accepted the Order.
We are not obliged to accept Your Order or to publish any Advertisement placed by you and cannot guarantee insertion, special position, the date or the classification of any such Advertisement, or the distribution of the Title. we will not be liable for any loss or damage incurred as a result of Our failure in these respects. we may reject any Order (in whole or part) prior to (any) publication by notice to you and (to the extent rejected) we will refund any pre-payment in that case but will have no further liability.
We may carry forward an Advertisement not inserted to the next suitable issue of a Title.
If you place an Order but fail to provide copy/artwork by the publication deadline, we may repeat any previous relevant Advertisement from you for which we have copy, or use a filler, and charge you the full price of Your Order in any event.
Advertising standards, legal obligations and third party rights
You confirm and warrant to Us that the copy you provide and the publication by Us of an Advertisement pursuant to an Order will:
- be legal, decent, honest and truthful;
- not result in a breach of any relevant Code of Practice, including other provisions of the Advertising Standards Code of Practice
- not breach any legislation;
- not be defamatory;
- not infringe any copyright, trademarks or other legal rights of any person or company and that you have received any consent needed to refer to or portray people (expressly or impliedly) in the Advertisement.
- when appearing on any Archant website will not contain hyperlinks or metatags linking to the advertiser's own website unless express prior permission has been granted by Archant.
You agree:
- to indemnify Us in respect of all costs, damages and other charges we incur or to which we are subject as a result of publication of any Advertisement pursuant to Your Order where there is a breach of any warranty given by you to Us;
- not to be in breach of contract in relation to the Order/Advertisement;
- that we may store, reproduce and distribute copy relating to any Advertisement, including by electronic means;
- that we may without notice or warning destroy any box office correspondence or communication received in response to an Advertisement which we think it inappropriate to deliver;
- that we accept no liability in respect of any loss or damage alleged to have arisen though delay in forwarding or omitting to forward replies to box numbers to the advertiser (however caused)
- that we may liaise with the police and/or any other relevant authority in relation to any Order/Advertisement or any response to any of them we receive (including passing on Your details);
- that we may record and use Your details to perform Our obligations under these Conditions and publish Your Advertisement (including by passing them to other group companies and/or sub-contractors as reasonably necessary to do so);
- if you are an agency acting for a client, that we may provide a proof of the Advertisement direct to the client for approval by whatever means we deem appropriate;
- that we may hold Your details on record for a reasonable period and contact you about future advertising opportunities which we believe may be of interest to You.
- that we may use Your details to contact you for feedback relating to your Advertisement and/or the publication in which you advertised.
- that any material submitted by you is held by Us at Your own risk and should be insured by you against loss or damage from what ever cause. we reserve the right to destroy without notice all such property after the date of its last appearance in an advertisement unless you have given written instructions to the contrary.
- that you acknowledge that we shall have no liability for any variation of up to 10% in the final published size of any advertisement.
We are not obliged to accept a cancellation request (which we may require to be made in writing). All magazine cancellations must be made in writing a least one calendar month prior to the publication date. All other cancellations should be made within four working days of publication.
If we accept a cancellation for part of a series of Advertisements, we may surcharge you for any insertions in that series which are not cancelled.
We retain copyright (and any other intellectual property rights) in all Our artwork, copy and other materials in any Advertisement (even if combined with any of Your copyright materials). In addition, you agree that we own the copyright in the typographical arrangement of all Advertisements. No copy in any form will be returned unless agreed in writing by Us at the time of placing the Order.
We will not be liable for accidental loss or damage to Your copy, including artwork and photographs, in any format. Accordingly, Our liability for non-accidental damage to Your copy will be limited to the value of the medium in which they are embodied.
Errors, omissions or inaccuracies in Advertisements
We will not be liable for:
- any error (including but not limited to spelling and text errors), misprint, inaccuracy or omission in Advertisements, a proof of which has been agreed by You;
- any error (including but not limited to spelling and text errors), misprint, inaccuracy or omission in an Advertisement, if that error is notified to Us more than one week after its publication;
- any error (including but not limited to spelling and text errors) misprint, inaccuracy or omission in a second or subsequent Advertisement in a series;
- any error (including but not limited to spelling and text errors) misprint, inaccuracy or omission in an Advertisement which does not detract from the essence of that Advertisement.
Where we acknowledge an error (including but not limited to spelling and text errors) misprint, inaccuracy or omission we will, at Our choice, either publish the corrected Advertisement, or depending upon how payment was made issue you a credit note or refund Your credit/debit card, to a value not exceeding the price of the Advertisement and this will be the limit of Our liability in respect of the error, misprint, inaccuracy or omission.
Except where we state otherwise, all prices are exclusive of VAT.
You will pay for an Advertisement on placing an Order, unless credit terms have been agreed. you will be sent an invoice unless you have pre-paid (or a direct debit arrangement is in place), in which case you will only be sent an invoice if you request one. All credit terms will be subject to the terms of the Credit Application Form.
A query on an item on an invoice issued by Us will not affect the time at which you are liable to pay the rest of that or any other invoice issued by Us.
If you do not pay a sum due to Us by the due date, all sums due by you to Us become payable on the due date for the sum not paid and we may suspend further advertising for you and charge you compensation and interest according to the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.
Applicable Law
Nothing in these conditions shall exclude or limit Our liability for death or personal injury caused by Our negligence, for Our fraud or otherwise to the extent it would be illegal to do so.
These Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
(please also see Premium Rate SMS Competitions below)
The winner(s) may be notified by email and the results may be published on this website and/or in the paper. we reserve the right to report details of competition winners, to take photographs (or other visual media) and to publish such media.
The prize must be taken as offered with no alternative. In the event that the prize cannot be supplied no liability will attach to Archant. Entry into any competition does not give rise to any binding agreement between the parties. When prizes are supplied by third parties we are acting as their agents and as such we exclude all liability for loss or damage you may suffer as a result of any Competition.
The editor of the relevant publication or website decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Employees of Archant and the prize provider and their immediate families and agents may not enter.
Premium Rate SMS Competitions
The following terms and conditions will govern the competitions using Premium Rate SMS and are in addition to the all other websites terms and conditions and any specific conditions stipulated on the competition page of the website or newspaper.
Competitions are open to UK residents only.
We (or the relevant distributor or operator of the mobile service) will always notify you of the charges for entering a premium rate competition. For example, when entering a competition, the publication or website in which the competition was featured will inform you of the price for entry. Please note that your network operator may also charge an additional standard messaging fee for any SMS sent or received by you. You should consult your network operator for further details of these standard costs.
Charges for entering a competition will be deducted from your available credit time if you are a pre-pay customer or will appear on your monthly statement if you are a pay monthly customer.
Entries received the closing date of the competition will be invalid and will not be entered into the competition but may still be charged.
You must obtain the permission of the person paying the bill for the relevant mobile device.
There is no email or postal entry for premium rate competitions.
Entries on behalf of another person are void and will not be counted but may still be charged.
You must comply with any directions given to you by Us but not limited to any and all relevant laws, rules and regulations, and where applicable, compliance with the Ofcom Broadcasting Code and PhonePayPlus Code of Practice.
You will be deemed to have accepted all Terms and Conditions and to agree to be bound by them by entering a competition.
By entering the competition you agree that Archant may contact you by email, post or SMS with offers that may be of interest. You will not be charged for receiving these messages and you may opt out anytime by texting STOP to the originating number.
Software and security
We are not responsible for any technical or other issues that may arise if you download software from an external third party website (eg. Acrobat Reader) or upgrade your browser software to enhance your usage of the website.
Third party websites
This website provides links to other websites. These links are for your convenience only and do not signify that we endorse or undertake any responsibility for the content of or any transactions that you enter into relating to those linked sites. Use of third party websites is entirely at Your own risk.
Intellectual property
The website and/or the services contain content owned by us. The Content is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other laws. We own and retains all rights in the Content and the website and the Services.
We hereby grants you a limited, revocable, non-sublicensable licence to reproduce and display the content (excluding any software code) solely for your personal, non-commercial use in connection with viewing the website and using the services.
The website and the services contain content owned by users and other licensors ("Third Party Content"). Except for content posted by you, you may not, unless specifically authorised by us in writing, copy, modify, translate, publish, reproduce, commercially exploit, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any content appearing on or through the website or the services.
You may retrieve and display content from the website or the services on a computer screen, print individual pages on paper, photocopy and store such pages in electronic form on disc (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network) for your personal non-commercial use.
Data protection and privacy policy
Our privacy policy
We are committed to respecting your privacy. This statement sets out how Archant Group websites comply with European Community data protection requirements. We are registered under the Data Protection Act 1998.
This privacy statement applies to this website only – it does not cover other websites to which we may provide links, or to Archant websites other than those operated by Archant Group.
Is it possible to access the website without disclosing personal data?
Yes. You can visit the website without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information. Once you choose to provide us with any information by which you can be identified, it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
What information do we collect?
We collect the personal data that you volunteer on forms you submit to us (for example in registering for membership services), and in emails you send to us.
Where you can order products, we will collect your name, contact and billing information, transaction and credit card information.
Registering via a social network
If you choose to register via a social network on our registration page, you acknowledge and consent for your data held by the social network site (subject to the social network's terms and conditions) to be processed and shared via a third party whom may be based outside of the European Economic Area and for such data to be processed by us.
What do we do with the information we gather?
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service. we will also use it to send you the information you have requested – for example details of houses for sale and jobs which match your requirements.
We may contact you for market research purposes or to give you information about new features on the website. You will only be contacted if you have given us authority to do so.
Do we disclose your personal data to third parties?
We will ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties except insofar as you have consented to such disclosure or we are required to do so by law. Your personal data may be disclosed to other companies within the Archant Group.
Can I see the information you hold about me? And can I amend it?
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of the information, please write to Matthew Eastaugh, Data Protection, Archant Limited, Prospect House, Rouen Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 1RE, or email firstname.lastname@example.com. A £10 fee is payable for all requests made under the Data Protection Act.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect, please write or e-mail us at the above address. We will correct any information which was found to be incorrect within 28 days and without charge.
If you have agreed to the disclosure of personal information and to receiving marketing and promotional information, but no longer wish to do so, then please contact us at 01603 772772.
If you are unhappy with our response, you can ask the Information Commissioner to assess whether the requirements of the Data Protection Act have been met. Write to The Information Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Is the information you hold on me secure?
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect on-line. All employees who have access to your personal data are contractually obliged to respect your confidentiality.
We have put in place technology measures and security policies and procedures to protect personal information from unauthorised access, improper use, alteration, unlawful or accidental destruction or accidental loss.
Do we use cookies?
Yes. A cookie is a piece of text which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Your browser adds that text in a small file. A cookie helps us to analyse web traffic and allows websites to respond to you as an individual. For example cookies are used for membership details on the property, jobs and business sections. Please see our cookie policy for more information.
Event attendance
CCTV and cameras (including TV) may be present at the event. By purchasing or registering for a Ticket to the Event and/or attending the Event you give your express consent to all such filming and to your actual or simulated likeness being included within any film, photograph, audio and/or audiovisual recording ("Footage"), all rights in which will be owned by us. You also agree that any such Footage may be used by us in any and all media for any purpose at any time throughout the world, including (with the exception of CCTV or security Footage) for commercial purposes.
Additional services
From time to time we may provide additional services for you to download. However, the download time may vary considerably between the types of content and you agree that you are wholly liable and responsible for any telephone call and/or other charges incurred in downloading the same.
Sales and services
For the acceptance of advertisements please refer to Acceptance of Advertisements above
Some third party sites which are either embedded into the website or links are provided are sites which are operated by third parties with whom we have a commercial association, including but not limited to sites by means of which you can make payment for use of the website or associated services.
If you wish to make any purchases or enter any financial dealings on such website, you will be entering a contract with the relevant third party operator who will ask you to supply information about yourself and on your financial affairs, including your bank or credit card details. The third party operator will have their own terms and conditions and privacy policy and it is up to you to indicate your consent or otherwise to the use that the third party proposes to make of Your personal data.
While we select Our trading partners with care, we cannot be held liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which you may suffer as a result of Your decision to enter any dealings or transactions with, or supply personal information to, a trading partner or any third party. Please ensure you are aware of whom you are contracting with and the relevant terms and conditions prior to entering into any contract.
A contract for us to supply you with goods or services will only be created when we accept your order (which we may do in writing, by email or by fulfilling that order). Goods and services advertised on this website may not actually be available when you place your order as we reserve the right to withdraw services at any time.
Once we accept your order we will inform you in writing of the details of your order, the price of the goods including taxes and delivery costs, arrangements for payment and delivery, and your/our obligations
We shall deliver your goods within a maximum of 30 days beginning with the date of the order. If goods are not available, we will inform you and reimburse any sum already paid within 30 days.
You have the right to cancel the contract for whatever reason within seven working days ("cooling off" period) from the date that you receive the goods (or, for services, the date of conclusion of the contract) or from the date the written confirmation is provided if later. This right to cancel does not apply to excluded contracts.
Certain contracts are excluded from the right to cancel and you will not automatically have the right to cancel these contracts. For example, contracts for customised goods (eg. advertisements) or those which deteriorate rapidly (eg. food and perishable items) and contracts for the supply of video or audio recordings or computer software that is unsealed by you.
If you cancel the contract we will re-imburse you as soon as possible. In any event, we will refund you within 30 days of the notice of cancellation, without any charge other than the direct cost of returning the goods.
Where you return the goods by post, you are under a duty to take reasonable care to see that they are received and not damaged in transit.
You agree to indemnify and hold Archant, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, demand, claim or legal proceedings brought or threatened, including expenses of any character suffered or incurred arising out of your use of the website or the services in violation of this agreement, and/or arising from your use of or conduct on the website or in use of the services and/or a breach of this agreement.


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