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5. Lean beef and Chicken breast
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6.Boiled Potatoes
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A couple beans and vegetables can be valuable for weight decrease. This joins lentils, dull beans, kidney beans and some others. These sustenances tend to be high in protein and fiber, which are two supplements that have been seemed to provoke to satiety. They in like manner tend to contain some protected starch. The standard issue is that numerous people have issue persisting vegetables. Consequently, it is fundamental to set them up fittingly. Vegetables are unprecedented wellsprings of fat, protein and starches. Various combinations contain varying measures of these supplements, with beans, nuts, peas and lentils all having unique feeding profiles. In spite of the way that these foods are a staple of vegetarian eating regimens, non-veggie beaus can similarly benefit by eating more vegetables. The most generally perceived arrangements of vegetables are beans. These fuse adzuki beans, dim beans, soybeans, Anasazi beans, fava beans, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), kidney beans and lima beans. These sustenances are high in protein and sugars yet low in fat.
9. Soups
Meals and diets with a low energy density tend to make people eat fewer calories. Most foods with a low energy density are those that contain lots of water, such as vegetables and fruits. But you can also just add water to your food… by making a soup. Some studies have shown that eating the exact same food, except made in a soup instead of as solid food, makes people feel more satiated and eat significantly fewer calories. Soup is a replenishing, aromatized and complete meal. Soups play a very important role on the menu and are served as appetizer to stimulate the appetite for the rest of the heavier foods to follow. Soup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm or hot (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients such as meat and vegetables with stock, juice, water, or another liquid. Hot soups are additionally characterized by boiling solid ingredients in liquids in a pot until the flavors are extracted, forming a broth.
10. Cottage Cheese
Dairy items have a tendency to be high in protein. One of the best ones is curds… calorie for calorie; it is for the most part only protein with almost no sugar and fat. Eating a lot of curds is an extraordinary approach to support your protein consumption. It is additionally exceptionally satisfying, making you feel full with a moderately low measure of calories. Dairy items are additionally high in calcium, which has been appeared to help in the fat blazing procedure. It is depleted, however not squeezed, so some whey remains and the individual curds stay free. The curd is normally washed to expel corrosiveness, giving sweet curd cheddar. It is not matured or hued. Distinctive styles of curds are produced using milks with various fat levels and in little curd or extensive curd arrangements. Cheddar is a sustenance got from drain that is delivered in an extensive variety of flavors, surfaces, and structures by coagulation of the drain protein casein. It includes proteins and fat from drain, for the most part the drain of bovines, wild ox, goats, or sheep. Amid generation, the drain is normally fermented, and including the catalyst rennet causes coagulation. The solids are isolated and squeezed into conclusive shape. A few cheeses have forms on the skin or all through. Most cheeses soften at cooking temperature.
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2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt
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The 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt, also known as the Wonga coup,[1] failed to replace President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo with exiled opposition politician Severo Moto. Mercenaries organised by mainly British financiers were arrested in Zimbabwe on 7 March 2004 before they could carry out the plot. Prosecutors alleged that Moto was to be installed as the new president in return for preferential oil rights to corporations affiliated to those involved with the coup.[2] The incident received international media attention after the reported involvement of Sir Mark Thatcher in funding the coup, for which he was convicted and fined in South Africa.
- 1 Summary
- 2 Prosecution and media evidence
- 3 Network of support and financiers
- 4 UK prior knowledge
- 5 Spain
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 Further reading
- 9 Further viewing
- 10 External links
On 7 March 2004 Zimbabwean police in Harare airport impounded a plane which flew in from South Africa.[2] The alleged plot leader, ex-Special Air Service (SAS) officer Simon Mann,[3] was arrested with two colleagues near the runway while waiting for arms to be loaded on a Boeing 727(N4610), carrying three crew and 64 former soldiers recruited in South Africa.[4] The majority of those alleged to have been the mercenaries planning to carry out the coup are based in South Africa and ex-members of the 32 Buffalo Battalion, a special force unit that fought for the South African apartheid regime.[5]
On 9 March 2004 Nick du Toit and 14 other South African and Angolan men were arrested in Equatorial Guinea on suspicion of being the mercenaries' vanguard.[3][4]
The marketing manager of Zimbabwe Defense Industries, Hope Mutize, said in court that Simon Mann had paid him a deposit of $180,000 (£100,000) in February 2004 and indirectly linked Mann to the alleged plot by saying he was accompanied by a South African, Nick du Toit, the leader of the 14 men arrested in Equatorial Guinea.[4] Their arms requisition included 20 machine guns, 61 AK-47 assault rifles, 150 hand grenades, 10 rocket-propelled grenade launchers (and 100 RPG shells), and 75,000 rounds of ammunition.[6][7][8] Mann said he wanted the rifles, mortars and ammunition to guard diamond mines in volatile parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[4]
It was alleged that those arrested in Zimbabwe made a stopover in Harare city to buy weapons and expected to join a team in Equatorial Guinea to overthrow President Obiang.[9][10][11][12] Nick du Toit, the leader of the group of arrested in Equatorial Guinea, said at his trial in Equatorial Guinea that he was recruited by Simon Mann and that he was helping with recruitment, acquiring weapons and logistics. He says he was told they were trying to install an exiled opposition politician, Severo Moto, as the new president.[12]
Prosecution and media evidence[edit]
Simon Mann letter[edit]
In a letter from prison on 31 March, Simon Mann told his wife, Amanda, and his legal team:
"Our situation is not good and it is very URGENT. It may be that getting us out comes down to a large splodge of wonga! Of course investors did not think this would happen. Did !? .... They [the lawyers] get no reply from Smelly and Scratcher [who] asked them to ring back after the Grand Prix race was over!......We need heavy influence of the sort that ... Smelly, Scratcher ... David Hart and it needs to be used heavily and now. Once we get into a real trial scenario we are fucked."[12]
David Hart was ex-prime minister Margaret Thatcher's unofficial adviser during the miners' strike and served as special adviser to Michael Portillo and Malcolm Rifkind in subsequent Conservative administrations. "Scratcher" is thought to be Sir Mark Thatcher and "Smelly" Ely Calil.[12]
'Wonga list' of the financial backers[edit]
The names were allegedly on a so-called "Wonga List" by James Kershaw – then 24-year-old, who was believed to have acted as Simon Mann's accountant. He entered a witness protection scheme after voluntarily surrendering to police on the advice of his lawyers. He was given 24-hour police protection because of assassination concerns.[13] The list, said to have been handed over to South African police by Kershaw and other former colleagues of Mr Mann, who have turned state's evidence, has been seen by The Guardian.[2]
Johann Smith intelligence reports[edit]
In December 2003 and January 2004 two separate highly detailed reports of the planned coup were sent to two senior officers in British intelligence and to Michael Westphal, then senior colleague of Donald Rumsfeld.[10] The documents were from Johann Smith, a former commander in South African Special Forces and an internationally renowned security analyst who has been an occasional adviser to President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.[5]
In a statement by Smith given to lawyers representing the government of Equatorial Guinea, he says he began hearing rumours of a coup in both Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tomé in November 2003 from two ex-soldiers of the 32 Buffalo Battalion who told him they had been recruited for a coup by Nick du Toit:
Because I was continuing to work in Equatorial Guinea with government, it was not in my interest that there be a coup d'etat.....'I therefore wanted to warn the Equatorial Guinea authorities. I also considered it my duty to warn the authorities in US and England because some of their nationals might be killed. I submitted a report in December 2003 of what I had discovered to Michael Westphal of the Pentagon (in Donald Rumsfeld's department). I expected the US government to take steps to warn Equatorial Guinea or to stop the coup. This was also my expectation as regard the British government, which I warned through two SIS people I knew, and to whom I sent the report by email, also in December 2003, to their personal email addresses.[5]
The report named several major players arrested in March and now on trial for their involvement in the failed putsch. Smith said the group had hired two fishing trawlers to operate off the West African coast, despite the fact that all but one member of the group had no seagoing or fishing experience.
The report concluded that the commercial fishing operation was a front for the movement of men and arms for a coup. The report also mentioned the group's connections with the Equatorial Guinea opposition leader Severo Moto and warned that any operation would pose a threat to stability in the region.[5]
Second report[edit]
When Smith began to get more intelligence of the plot in January from his former military colleagues who were working for Nick du Toit's South African firm, he sent another report to the Pentagon and SIS marked strictly confidential:[10]
'After preparing and sending my December report I received further information.... I put this in a second report, which I sent by email to the same people as the first one: Michael Westphal of the US and to British SIS contacts'.
Documents seen by The Observer reveal that by the end of January, the Foreign Office was being told:[5]
"According to the latest planning, Carlos Cardoso (ex-South African special forces soldier) would, on his return, recruit a total of 75 ex-SADF [South African Defence Force] members, mainly from within the former 32 Buffalo's (battalions) and Special Forces ranks to launch simultaneous actions in STP and EG. These actions are planned to take place in mid-March 2004 (The alleged plotters were arrested on 7 March en route to Equatorial Guinea).... Knowing the individuals as well as I do, this timeline is very realistic and will provide for ample time to plan, mobile, equip and deploy the force."
Smith, who claims he has received death threats since the plot was thwarted, said there was no response from British or US authorities to his warnings:
The only thing that happened was that the US authorities froze the Equatorial Guinea money with the Riggs Bank in USA.[10]
Network of support and financiers[edit]
Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Baronet[edit]
On 25 August 2004, Mark Thatcher, the son of the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher, was arrested under anti-mercenary laws in South Africa after being accused of helping to finance the coup to remove President Obiang.[9] Crause Steyl was one of the pilots picked to fly the key planners of the coup in a chartered King 200 twin turbo prop aircraft, registered ZS-NBJ, who later turned prosecution witness in South Africa.:[14]
Crause Steyl: "I met Mark (Thatcher) three or four times. He was a partner in the venture. He put in about $250,000. The money was wired to my company account in various installments. The helicopters cost about $600 an hour plus $5,000 each for the pilots and $10,000 a month for special insurance."[14]
Thatcher has admitted putting money into Steyl's company, Triple A Aviation, but he has said it was to cover the cost of an air ambulance project. Steyl dismissed this explanation. "He knew what was going on," he said. "I only knew him in the context of the Equatorial Guinea business. I didn't know him before and I haven't met him since."[14]
On 13 October 2004 in London, a lawyer for the Equatorial Guinea government said that telephone records showed four calls between the homes of one of the alleged financiers behind the plot, Ely Calil, and Lord Archer in the run-up to the coup attempt in March.[14] Another alleged plotter, Greg Wales, also made five calls to Sir Mark Thatcher in the days after the failed coup.[15]
On 13 January 2005, Mark Thatcher, in a South African court, pleaded guilty to helping finance a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea. South African police were able to prove that Mr Thatcher had transferred about US$285,000 to the mercenaries that were to execute the operation and had met and talked frequently to them prior to the coup attempt. After pleading guilty, he was given a four-year suspended sentence and a fine of about US$560,000.[16]
Ely Calil[edit]
Ely Calil, the Chelsea-based Lebanese oil billionaire who is being sued in London by the Equatorial Guinea regime, is alleged to have raised another $750,000.[2] Mr Calil's solicitor said that he did not wish to respond to the claim that he had raised money for the plotters. But he denied any knowledge of the plot.
David Tremain[edit]
David Tremain, a South Africa-based British businessman, is alleged to have raised $500,000. Mr Tremain is alleged to have been "fronting" for a syndicate of South African and other minor investors. Tremain denies any involvement in the coup.[2]
Jeffrey Archer[edit]
Bank details of Simon Mann's Guernsey firm, Logo Logistics, reveal that a JH Archer made a payment of $134,000 (£74,000) into his account in the days before the failed coup attempt.[5] Lord Archer initially issued a statement through his lawyers stating that he had "no prior knowledge" of the alleged coup and that he had not spoken to Sir Mark for "approximately 10 years".[13][15]
In January, on the same day the plotters were meeting at Sandton in Johannesburg, Ely Calil called Lord Archer and the pair apparently spoke for 15 minutes. Other calls followed in the run-up to the coup attempt. A lawyer for the Equatorial Guinea government said in London that telephone records showed four calls between Ely Calil and Lord Archer in the run-up to the coup attempt in March.[15]
Severo Moto[edit]
Prosecutors said Equatorial Guinea's opposition leader, Severo Moto, based in Spain, offered the group $1.8m and oil rights to overthrow the government.[2]
Tim Bell, Baron Bell[edit]
Timothy Bell, Lady Thatcher's former spin doctor, is linked to the case by "advising" Mr Mann's friends. Baron Bell has said that as far as he was aware neither Sir Mark nor Mr Hart were involved in the alleged coup.[12]
Greg Wales / US administration[edit]
President Obiang accused the US of backing the plot, but the Pentagon denies supporting it. US officials say it was Greg Wales who made all the approaches to them.[17] Greg Wales, a London-based property dealer, is alleged to have raised $500,000.[5] Equatorial Guinea official sources claim that in November 2003 wrong date?,[dubious ] when the plot was in its early stages, an Old Etonian mercenary, Simon Mann, paid Mr Wales about $8,000.[17] Mr Wales denies any involvement in the coup.
Theresa Whelan, a member of the Bush administration in charge of African affairs at the Pentagon, twice met a London-based businessman, Greg Wales, in Washington before the coup attempt. Mr Wales has been accused of being one of its organisers, but has denied any involvement. A US defence official told Newsweek magazine:
Mr Wales mentioned in passing [...] there might be some trouble brewing in Equatorial Guinea. Specifically, he had heard from some business associates of his that wealthy citizens of the country were planning to flee in case of a crisis.[17]
UK prior knowledge[edit]
Britain was given a full outline of the coup plot, including the dates, details of arms shipments and key players, months before the coup was launched.[10]
Until 9 November 2004, cabinet ministers had denied any prior knowledge of the attempted illegal coup.[9][18] Jack Straw and minister for Africa Chris Mullin were however personally told of the plot on Friday, 30 January. After receiving news of the coup, Jack Straw ordered a change to evacuation plans for British citizens in Equatorial Guinea.[10]
President Obiang commented on the lack of warning despite admissions of prior knowledge:
This is particularly surprising in view of the fact that a number of British citizens and residents of the UK appear to be central to the conspiracy to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea.[9]
Jack Straw had told parliament that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office did investigate if there were any British companies involved in the plot after receiving confidential reports, but failed to find any evidence. British officials, and Jack Straw, were forced to apologise to The Observer after categorically denying they had prior knowledge of the coup plot.[5]
President Obiang accused the Spanish government of supporting the plot. The allegation could explain the coincidental position of two Spanish warships off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, at the time of the arrests of the alleged plotters. Miguel Mifuno, special adviser to Equatorial Guinea's president, accused the Spanish government of funding opposition groups in exile and supporting the coup directly:
Our intelligence sources say that the warship was going to arrive on the same date that the coup attempt was going to take place – 8 March.....It [the war ship] was already in our territorial waters with 500 soldiers aboard. Meanwhile there was a team of foreign mercenaries already in Equatorial Guinea who knew where we lived. They had plans to kill 50 people and to arrest others.[19]
The Spanish foreign ministry spokeswoman denied the allegations; "There was no ship there, we deny any kind of implication in any attempted coup".[19] However the Spanish foreign minister, Ana Palacio seemed to contradict the spokeswoman's statement; "They weren't on a mission of war, but one of cooperation."[20]
See also[edit]
- ^ Sengupta, Kim (12 March 2008). "An African adventure: Inside story of the wonga coup". London: The Independent. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Leigh, David (10 September 2004). "Wonga list reveals alleged backers of coup". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ a b "Q&A: Equatorial Guinea 'coup plot'". BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d Carroll, Rory (29 July 2004). "Ex-SAS officer in 'coup plot' admits arms charges". Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Barnett, Antony (28 November 2004). "How much did Straw know and when did he know it?". Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ Krajicek, David. "African Coup". Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ Wilson, Jamie (26 August 2004). "Thatcher and a very African coup". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ "Coup plot conviction increases the pressure on Mark Thatcher". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 3 May 2005. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d Barnett, Antony (14 November 2004). "Straw: We did know of Africa coup". Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f Barnett, Antony (28 November 2004). "Revealed: how Britain was told full coup plan". Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ "Mercenaries captured in Equatorial Guinea coup bid". www.herald.co.zw. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Tempest, Matthew (25 August 2004). "Q&A: the Equatorial Guinea 'coup'". Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ a b "A Boy's Own story gone very wrong". Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Secret contacts list at heart of coup plot'". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ^ a b c Pallister, David (13 October 2004). "New Archer link to coup plot alleged". Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ "Mark Thatcher admits Equatorial Guinea coup plans". afrol News. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ^ a b c Leigh, David (27 September 2004). "Pentagon link to Guinea coup plot". Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ a b "Spain accused in Malabo coup plot". BBC. 16 June 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ Pallister, David (27 August 2004). "Exiled leader in Spain denies any link to coup attempt". Guardian. London. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
Further reading[edit]
- Roberts, Adam (7 August 2006). The Wonga Coup: Guns, Thugs and a Ruthless Determination to Create Mayhem in an Oil-Rich Corner of Africa. PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1-58648-371-5.
- Pelton, Robert Young (7 August 2007). Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror. Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-1-4000-9782-1. Pelton describes the inside story of the coup attempt and his efforts to get the coup plotters out of jail.
- Blaisse, Mark 'Reconstitution du complot contre la Guinée-Equatoriale. Riche, trahi et oublié.'L'Harmattan, Paris, 2012. ISBN 978-2-296-96042-8. Blaisse reconstructs the failed coup in 2004 and discovers unexpected liaisons.
Further viewing[edit]
- Fresh One Productions (7 December 2009). "Simon Mann's African Coup: Black Beach". Storyville. Season 2009–10. Episode 9/18. BBC. BBC Four.
- Shadow Company, Purpose Films, 2006.
- Once Upon a Coup, PBS Documentary, August 2009, [1]


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Did you use any of these effects on Live in Sao Paulo?
No. Live in Sao Paulo was done before I had this pedal. The reality of the live disc is that I didn't even have the Cornford for that. I was in Sao Paulo and they couldn't get my amp down there so I was playing through a Marshall JCM800. I used a Japanese overdrive pedal from this company called Sobot.
Tone is in the hands.
I agree with that. The thing about gear is that if I have a shitty amp or a good amp, in general I'm still going to sound like me. I'm going to play stuff that I would play. If I have a great amp, it's going to make it easier for me to play. It's going to make it easier for me to express myself, so therefore I'm going to play better.
The real core of what you're doing of course comes out of your hands, but so many times you can plug through an amp that's just god-awful. You gotta roll with it. You gotta do what the amp is capable of doing because if you try to do everything and the amp is only capable of some things, you're not going to be able to do what you gotta do.
Do you set your amp up with your guitar's volume low for a clean rhythm tone, then roll your volume up to get a lead tone?
I do the opposite of that. I set my lead tone. I set the guitar full up to make sure I got a great lead tone, then I roll it back and find the sweet spot where my rhythm tone is going to be.
Your songwriting is more personal than the idea of having influences that you wear on your sleeve. I'm thinking of a song like "Remember."
The songs come from different places. I wrote that song in 2004 and to be honest I don't remember the conditions of which it was that I wrote the song, but I know the sentiment. I can't say that right now I'm singing that song to someone because I'm not. But the situation is real and it was probably a real situation for me at the time that I wrote it. Those kinds of songs write themselves because they're coming from a personal place. It's that moment and you can't predict it.
Do you ever get writer's block?
I don't believe in the notion of writer's block. You write when there's something to be written and it comes through you. You allow it to happen because you're in that comfortable place and you're inspired. You can't force yourself to write a song.
What if you have nothing to say? Isn't that writer's block?
No. It just means you have nothing to say and there's nothing to write. You're not a writer at that point. You're only a writer when you're writing. When you say you're having writer's block, you're saying, "I want to have something say." I don't walk around saying I'm a writer. It's only when I'm writing a song that I'm actually a writer. When I have the inspiration or hear a melody, then I'll go to the piano. If it turns into a song then it's meant to be.
My point is when you pick up your guitar and you say to yourself, "I want to write a song," and you go to write it and there's nothing to write, then you say, "I have writer's block." That's what I'm talking about. You're going about it the wrong way. The time to write the song is when the song comes through you.
So you won't write unless you have something to say.
I don't write unless the song writes me! It comes out! [Laughing] I don't say I have writer's block. I say, "There's nothing to be written." I hate when people get hung up on that because they feel like they're failing. No, you just have to wait until something happens significant enough for you to feel compelled to write about it.
Have you written craptastic songs that you refuse to show to anyone?
Every song that I've written that's never been on one of my records is a bad song and there are a lot of them. I don't write songs anymore that I think are bad because I never finish them. I only finish something that needs to be finished and then it usually ends up on a record.
Ten years ago I would be doing a record and force myself to write something and end up with… I don't know what the hell it was. I don't do that so much anymore. I stopped doing that on Into The Black. Maybe even on Get Up, but definitely on In To The Black. It was the first time I ever made a record where it was like... this isn't really a record. I was just writing and recording songs. Eventually I had enough songs for a record and I put the record out. It's a fairly recent feeling for me but it's something that's important because all the best songs that I have are all songs that just came out.
So to be clear, you don't write songs just to write songs. You write when you're inspired. You never write as an exercise.
I'm thinking of the song "Shine" that you wrote for Mr. Big. At some point didn't you say to yourself, "We need a great pop song?"
I was watching something on TV and something sparked me to write the chorus to that song. I immediately heard the chorus. I immediately went to the studio and I immediately put together some kind of form for the song and I recorded it. I had 75% of it done. What I didn't have was the verse. It lived on a hard drive for a long time. I had the chorus and the pre-chorus.
When we started working on the Mr. Big record Richie Zito was the producer and one of my best friends. He said, "We don't have a single for this record." There were a lot of songs but we didn't have a lead track. We needed one and we didn't have it. The album was being paid for by Atlantic and they needed what they needed to sell the record. I told Zito, "I have this song that I never finished called "Shine." I played him what I had and he said, "You gotta finish it, it's great!" I said, "Well I don't know."
We sat in the studio and started talking and he said, "How do you feel right now?" I said, "I don't know. I don't feel right. I don't know why but I feel like something is wrong. I can't put my finger on it." He said, "Well that's your first verse!" So the words, "I never really feel quite right, I don't know why, all I know is there's something wrong…" became the first line.
I was talking about my personal state at the time. I just didn't feel right. I didn't feel good. I saw someone that seemed like they were always alive and I wanted them to shine that light on to my life. Zito said, "That's what you gotta put into the song." That's how the song was finished. I wrote the song but I credited him as a co-writer because of that conversation. If it wasn't for that conversation the song would never have been written. It would have sat on my hard drive and who knows what would have happened to it.
The point is, I put something personal into it. Maybe I had writer's block and he broke my writer's block. [Laughing]
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Recent issues with foreclosure affidavits spawned reviews and lawsuits for mortgage servicers across the nation, and while the overall housing market may be able to shrug off the effects, if regulators or any more lenders add to the suspensions, another crisis may be at hand. Ally Financial (GJM) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) suspended foreclosures and REO sales in 23 states, while Bank of America (BAC) declared a nationwide freeze. All three admitted employees signed foreclosure affidavits without verifying certain information or having a notary present, now known as robo-signing. Nearly all of the major servicing shops have come under nationwide scrutiny, investigations and even full-scale lawsuits from politicians, regulators and state attorneys general offices. Rick Sharga is the senior vice president of RealtyTrac, which monitors foreclosure filings across the country and releases monthly and quarterly reports. He said the effect the robo-signers are having on the overall housing market could be marginal. For now. "If the temporary 'freeze' on foreclosure proceedings is limited to new actions and loans in the current foreclosure pipeline in the 23 judicial states, it should have a minimal effect on the overall housing market," Sharga said. He added that the most likely scenario would be a brief slowing of foreclosures over the next quarter while servicers re-check loan documents and put new internal procedures in place. Foreclosure activity would then accelerate in the first quarter of next year and return to "normal" levels by the mid-point of 2011. Alex Villacorta is a senior statistician for Clear Capital, which tracks home prices nationwide. He said the amount of REO weighing on individual housing markets is the single-largest contributor to price drops. In Atlanta, the worst-performing market in August, the REO saturation rate was 66%. Meaning, REO has taken up two-thirds of the market there. "If there were all these moratoriums coming up with all these AGs calling for halts that slows the overall flow, then it has a potential to decrease this rate of new REO material coming onto the market. The REO saturation could decrease as well," Villacorta said. Meaning home prices could get a much needed bump, if only for a short amount of time as Sharga said. The most active part of the housing market by far is the lower-tier price range of REO. Investors are identifying good deals, buying those properties up and renting them back to those who may not be able to afford a home (or who may have been recently evicted from another). "If there's this perceived, rather real or not, notion that all these REOs are going to dry up soon, that could push competition. The investors would then increase their bids," Villacorta said. But if any more lenders or regulators announce a suspension, the already fragile housing market may begin to buckle. Sharga said REO sales account for 30% of the market, and taking almost a third of all sales away could have "serious consequences" for an unstable market. It all depends on how many more banks suspend these sales. "An overall moratorium would also delay foreclosure processing on thousands of homes, delaying their entry onto the market beyond the critical spring selling season, adding to the glut of distressed inventory, probably causing further deterioration in home prices, and perhaps triggering yet more foreclosures," Sharga said. "And, at a minimum, extending the housing downturn by at least another two quarters." Currently only Ally, JPMorgan Chase and BofA have suspended foreclosures. While PNC Financial (PNC) has said it is currently communicating with lawyers over the issue, Wells Fargo (WFC) has stood by the accuracy of its documents, and a spokesman for HSBC Holdings (HBC) told HousingWire that it regularly reviews its process, alluding it may not suspend foreclosures. Write to Jon Prior.
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Get ready for reIMagINe Camp! The Boys & Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore (BGCML), the City of Muskegon, and local school districts are holding nothing back in giving students world class opportunities, for FREE, every weekday this summer for all area youth, ages 6-18. Sign your child up for reIMagINe Camp today and fill their summer with interactive programs, ranging from science experiments to organized recreation activities like kayaking, basketball, and much more! Learn more about reIMagINe Camp online at BGClubMuskegon.com or call BGCML today at 231-375-5576.
Imagine a summer where your child is mentored by professional staff, fed, and entertained with fun and positive activities from 9:00am to 6:00pm every day throughout the week. reIMagINe camp is not just about providing endless opportunities for students. It is also about providing peace of mind for parents and guardians, knowing their child is safe during the summer months. In addition, the reIMagINe camp's free admission and transportation in designated pick up areas to remove any barriers for students to participate, thanks to the support of generous donors and the City of Muskegon.
reIMagINe Camp will take place at various locations, daily, throughout the summer and offer transportation services in designated pick up areas to those in need. reIMagINe Camp will be offered for youth ages 6-18 from June 18th-August 17th, with all meals FREE to all children up to age 18 (not just those enrolled in camps).
reIMagINe Camp will be offered Monday through Thursday from 9:00am-3:00pm at the following park sites, with transportation to the main Club site daily. FREE breakfast and lunch will be provided each day:
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- Breakfast: 9:00-10:00am
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- Lunch: 12:00-1:00pm
- Program C: 1:00pm-2:00pm
- Program D: 2:00pm-3:00pm
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How Do Nielsen Ratings Work?
Posted by Dwayne Hogan | Feb 19, 2013 | TV FAQs | 0
- Who are the "Nielsen families," and how are they chosen?
- How are their choices translated into major industry decisions–such as which TV shows get to stay on the air?
- And, perhaps most topically, are Nielsen ratings still relevant when the way we watch TV has changed so much in the 21st Century?
Who Gets to be Part of the Nielsen Family?Nielsen households are chosen at random, but "random" inaccurately describes the carefully designed statistical procedure Nielsen uses to select these households. The "sample" households are chosen to represent important parts of the total population, drawn from U.S. Census data as well as existing address and telephone database records. The 25,000 or so homes that contribute data to Nielsen represent about 50,000 other similar households. "Similar" refers to population and income distribution that is broken down into distinct geographical markets and demographic data (age, gender, and race). These elements are of crucial concern to programmers and advertisers, which want to target their products to a specific audience. For example, a young, single, affluent Hispanic female in Los Angeles is likely to have very different viewing and buying interests than a pair of retired, middle-class white grandparents in rural Wisconsin. Every August, Nielsen recalculates the number of households and adjusts its numbers accordingly–taking some households out of the sample, and installing new households in their places.
Becoming a Nielsen FamilyNielsen sends a letter to a prospective household, explaining its methods and the importance of being part of the sample. If the household is part of the diary sample (see below to learn more), this may be the extent of the contact; otherwise, a Nielsen recruiter will also call or visit the home (an important step in assessing the house for the installation of equipment, if necessary). Nielsen offers a small "thank you" gift to each household in return for participation–not enough to be considered "paying for ratings," but some recompense for the family's time and trouble. There are a number of ways that a household may prove unsuitable for the sample–discovering that a family member works in the TV industry, for example. The household may also decline to participate, which forces Nielsen to contact an "alternate" home on the list. Because of the statistical exactness of the process, the first home chosen is the most desirable, and "going down the list" may cause the sample to deviate slightly from ideal demographic representation.
Metrics and DefinitionsNielsen metrics help determine the size of an audience for a particular TV show; TV networks and stations use these metrics to set their advertising rates. Thus, the rating of a TV show can have a direct effect on the financial bottom line for a network or station. The most commonly mentioned Nielsen metrics are rating and share.
A show's "rating" is a percentage of households with TV sets that are watching a TV show at any point in time. For example, assume there are 100 million U.S. households with TVs. If 30 million watched the Super Bowl, then the "rating" would be 30 (30,000,000/100,000,000).
"Share" measures the percentage of households watching a particular TV show out of every household with a TV turned on. Using our Super Bowl example, if 70 million households have their TV on, then the "share" for the Super Bowl would be 43 (30,000,000/70,000,000).Below are other important metrics reported by Nielsen:
- Cume (short for "cumulative audience," also known as "reach") measures the number of different people or households who have been exposed to a show or commercial at least once in a given period of time. Cumes help advertisers determine how many people hear their marketing messages.
- Frequency measures the average number of times a person watched a given TV show or advertisement during a specific time period.
- Gross Ratings Points (GRP) show how big the viewing audience is–no matter what they may be watching–whenever a particular show or commercial is aired. For example, suppose a company has created an ad that will run for three days. The first day, 25 percent of a potential audience saw the ad. On day two, 15 percent of the audience saw the ad. Finally, on day three, 20 percent saw the ad. The GRP for the ad would be 60 (25+20+15).
- Average Quarter Hour (AQH) takes note of how many households or persons on average watched TV for a minimum amount of time (typically five minutes or more) during a specific quarter hour of viewing (for example, between 8:00 and 8:15).
Diaries and SweepsOriginally, in the early 1950s, the Nielsen TV ratings were drawn from a simple pen-and-paper diary. Each member of a Nielsen family was given their own diary and asked to write down what they watched. At the time, it was technologically impossible for Nielsen to keep a consistent day-to-day record of viewing, so the population sample was accompanied by a "sample" of the TV programming calendar. The weekly diaries were mailed out and collected over a period of about one month, known as "sweeps," which became characterized by TV channels offering their most compelling and sensational programming. Most markets could count on sweeps during four months (February, May, July, and November), but some markets had additional sweeps during January, March, and/or October. The TV industry maintains a habit of creating programming schedules around sweeps, and the diary system still forms part of the data that Nielsen collects. However, the technological necessity of sweeps is mostly obsolete, and diaries have two obvious drawbacks: for one thing, you can write down anything you like, and for another, Nielsen and everyone else had to wait a long time for the data.
Metered HouseholdsFor more accurate and timely data than diaries could provide, Nielsen developed a system of electronic viewing meters and a reporting device. The individual meters are installed in or on the various TVs (and connected devices) in a home and networked with a "home unit" that uploads the viewing data to Nielsen on a nightly basis. Over the years, the meters have become more sophisticated and accurate (and less intrusive), but by themselves, they can't tell Nielsen who is watching TV. The diary method was more specific about who was watching any given show but lacked the concrete electronic verification and timeliness of the metered technology. So Nielsen developed the "People Meter," a simple box with a button for each member of the household to press when they were watching TV. Unfortunately, People Meters can provide inaccurate data. Many people forget or grow tired of pressing their buttons each time (or simply grow tired and fall asleep while watching). And there's no way of knowing if the right person is even pressing the right button in the first place. You can meter equipment, but not people.
Time TravelingNielsen, the TV producers, and advertisers alike heavily invested in live viewing, but over the course of the past few decades, "timeshifted" viewing was adopted by a significant portion of the population. In the late 1980s, Nielsen adapted its electronic systems to include VCRs, but while the devices showed when a specific channel was being recorded, it did not show what was being played back, an –issue that became critical in the mid-2000s when DVRs became the choice of a quarter of the TV watching population. Luckily, DVRs are much better than VCRs at generating useful viewing data; TiVo, along with most cable and satellite providers' set-top boxes, collects information regardless of whether the household is a Nielsen family. To account for the timeshifting element, Nielsen introduced the "LivePlus" ratings, which include shows that are watched within a certain timeframe of their air date–there's a "LivePlus Same Day" for people who watch a show within 24 hours, as well as "LivePlus 2," "LivePlus 3," and "LivePlus 7" ratings for viewers who watch a show later in the week. More importantly for the crucial advertising side of the TV industry, Nielsen also developed the "C3 rating". This doesn't measure the show that's being watched, only viewership during specific times when commercials are aired. As with "LivePlus 3," the number refers to time-shifted viewing, which can occur within three days of the original airtime.
The Virtual ChallengeNielsen ratings now face a far bigger challenge than timeshifting. The ubiquity of online and mobile usage has provided options for TV viewing that make metering a DVR seem easy by comparison. These options include streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu, TV apps on smartphones and tablets, pirated downloads of shows, and an entire generation of viewers who are likely to "cut the cord" and not watch TV in any traditional way. All of these are modern ways to watch TV, especially among the crucially important young and affluent demographics. In recent years, measuring the hard statistical data of the audience has become almost secondary to analyzing "engagement," or the amount of online activity surrounding a given show. Nielsen responded by forming a social-focused division called NM Incite, which recently partnered with the highly-regarded SocialGuide to provide the "Nielsen Twitter TV Rating." Social media provides a level of insight into viewership that mere channel viewing data cannot. In other words, it may be far more important and informative to analyze the "buzz" on Twitter and Facebook than to know whether a show is being viewed on the household television. In a way, identifying the viewers and their demographic characteristics was more difficult at the time when the living room family TV set was the norm. TV viewing on a personal mobile device provides a very direct picture of the viewer; especially when that information can be cross-referenced with other publicly known data such as interests, "likes", friends, and other social media information. Still, there is difficulty in providing closer statistical correlations between social activity and viewership; especially advertising dollars. The relationship between advertising and social media or mobile apps is still far from an exact science. Then there is the further challenge of analyzing the usage of the TV services in which they are embedded (whether "second-screen" alongside traditional TV viewing, or alternate "first screen" methods such as streaming).
EncroachmentFor decades, Nielsen enjoyed a virtual monopoly in TV audience measurement. Programmers and advertisers alike depended upon Nielsen ratings, and competitors provided only minor challenges to that three-way relationship. However, TV producers and advertisers have always looked for ways to supplement or replace Nielsen, especially when the competitors showed clear discrepancies between the ratings and their own analysis. Nielsen's technological edge has been threatened by the aforementioned ability of the TV providers and DVR services to collect viewing information from their devices–programmers and advertisers can get data directly from TiVo or Time Warner, for instance. And companies like Bluefin and Trendrr, who offer social TV analysis, make Nielsen's partnership with SocialGuide less of an innovation than a necessary adaptation. Ultimately, Nielsen has attained such a crucial position in such a widespread industry that it may be difficult to consider a world without Nielsen families and TV ratings. However, the TV industry itself has had to consider a world without TV–at least TV as we've known it for more than a half-century.
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Top Ten Songs by Nicki Minaj, Blood on the Dance Floor and Insane Clown Posse that are Much Better Than Their ReputationMartin_Canine Propably the most hated artists on this site here, but also they have some decent songs. Sure, there are Nickelback and Justin Bieber who also get much hate, but Nickelback seems to recover slowly and several people seem to aknowledge that Bieber's albums since puberty change aren't as bad.
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This is a song in which two violent prone men get to experience what their life could have been like if they were nice and good-hearted (his kids have fine jobs, his wife is happy,...), then they show him what really happened instead (his children are on drugs, his wife has no teeth in her mouth because he hit her face so often,...), then Insane Clown Posse take them to hell. - Martin_Canine
This is simply a beautiful and well performed ballad that shows that Nicki actually has a great singing voice. - Martin_Canine
This dark fantasy song is a twisted mix of electronica and rock, with electric guitars playing over dubstep-inspired beats while the two singers perform a melodious tune. - Martin_Canine
Tells the story of a misfit that finally finds someone who loves him, and everything seems fine to him, but then she tells him somebody tried to rape her. When she tells him who it was, he kills him and is sent to prison. Despite the girl saying to him they will always be together, he never hears from her again and turns insane in his cell.
What is left open for interpretation is if she ever loved him and if she actually was raped after all, or if she just found a gullible outsider to get rid of someone (maybe it was her ex-boyfriend or someone who impregnated her so she could get rid of the witness, but this is only speculation). - Martin_Canine
This is simply an extremely catchy electro-pop song with an earworm chorus and perfect production. - Martin_Canine
This is an autobiographical song that showd that behind all that sex vixen thing Minaj often portrays, there is actually a vulnetable woman. - Martin_Canine
It tells the story of a war veteran who runs amok because after his service he feels useless and unloved. - Martin_Canine
Like "Unforgiven", this is just a well produced heartbreak pop song with an extremely powerful chorus. - Martin_Canine
The title pretty much says it all. This song portrays a phone call to a suicide hotline, but while Violent J's character actually tells his story, the guy on the hotline just tells him standard phrase.
The audio sample here is a remix that sounds way too upbeat and happy for the lyrics, the original album version is much darker in tone. - Martin_Canine
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Nicki Minaj on a disappointing relationship in the past. The overall package is just fitting and the entire bleak sound makes her lyrics believable. - Martin_Canine
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How to Keep Calories In Check at a Super Bowl Party/
Every year we're smacked in the face with a smorgasbord of food and alcohol at you guessed it, a Super Bowl party. Whether you're throwing a party or attending one, calorie overload is bound to happen. Like other women, I could care less about football and am only interested in the social aspect of the party, and I'm not gonna lie I'm looking forward to the food. But how do you attend one of these parties without going overboard? Keep calories in check at a Super Bowl Party with these tips:
1. Eat before you go: I know, I know, that's no fun. But if you eat a healthy meal or even just have something small like a protein shake or non-fat Greek yogurt, your tummy won't be as hungry for the fattening fare being shoveled in mouths all around you. Thus
hopefully preventing you from over-eating.
2. Bring something healthy to share: if you're not sure there will be any healthy appetizers and munchies, go ahead and whip up something you love that way you can spend the evening eating that instead of the unhealthy stuff. And if it looks too healthy, no one else will eat it and there will be more for you to enjoy. Just kidding. Be sure to bring the recipe because everyone will be asking you for it!
Try my recipe for Hummus and Pita Chips. No one will ever know it's healthy!
3. Stick to Leaner Foods: a good rule of thumb is to avoid high-sugar, high-fat foods and stick to the leaner stuff like protein, fruits and veggies, and good fats like cheese, nuts and avocado. When I get to a party, the first thing I do is scan the food options taking note of what I feel are the healthiest foods available. Then I stick to those foods the rest of the night - and drink tons of water and diet soda!
4. Eat Only Your Favorites: instead of munching on everything in site, find the foods you love the most. Serve yourself small portions of those foods throughout the night that way you get to really enjoy the calories you're consuming without wasting any on foods that are just so-so.
5. Have a small sample of everything: then put down the fork. Taking a small bite of everything gives you the chance to eat and try all of the foods at the party without overindulging. Be careful not to let this go overboard.
6. Fill Up on Fruits and Veggies (but skip the dips): fruits and veggies are full of filling fiber. If you decide to have a taste of everything and find yourself still hungry or with the munchies afterward, just have some fruits and veggies -- but skip the dips. Dip can be high in calories, sugar and fat making your efforts virtually worthless.
When it comes to alcohol, steer clear of high sugar additions like cranberry juice and soda. Stick with lite beer, wine, or cocktails like rum and diet coke.They are half the calories but full of flavor.
Celebrations like the Super Bowl are a great time to indulge and enjoy yourself. Just don't take things too far. Nobody wants to pop the button on their jeans, or feel so uncomfortably full that they can barely move. Keep it light and focus on the fun instead of the food!


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This is the last of the OpenFoodGardens open visits of this summer. You are invited to come and see how some-one else manages all their garden fruit and vegetable challenges!
With the opportunity to talk to the gardener in a relaxed environment these visits offer a unique perspective to see close-up how a fellow gardener encourages the green beans, crops the courgettes, manages the mulching and rotates the compost! Whether you are new to gardening, or an experienced green hand, these open garden visits offer something for everyone to see.
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So said a twitterer this week in a brief exchange on Tanzania's series of riots over the past year. There are plenty of reasons: rising unemployment, increasing inequalities and a dismal education system come to mind.
For the past year, to go with the reasons, we have had plenty of riots. It is worth reminding ourselves of the extent of the trouble.
January saw two rioters killed in trouble surrounding a banned demonstration in Arusha by opposition party CHADEMA. Mwanza has seen trouble twice – in July and September, with over 130 arrests in July's ruckus. Mbeya erupted in November, as did Tabora to a lesser degree, both incidents involving the army. Violent mass incidents have been markedly limited in Dar es Salaam, with the occasional half hearted demonstration at the university, though in the past 18 months I have three times found myself in the middle of unhappy and seemingly spontaneous mobs in Dar es Salaam.
This all comes on top of the perennial violence at rural mining operations. This peaked in May of this year with over 1,000 involved in clashes with police and Barrick security at Barrick's North Mara Gold mine that left five dead. Trouble is a daily occurence there. Tanzanian mining investors are not immune either, with one ruby miner's trucks impounded by angry villagers in Dodoma Region the other day.
Proximate causes vary: party political activism; street trading disagreements; religion; student grants; natural resource rents; and, in Tabora, a soldier's refusal to pay for a pair of trousers down the market.
This won't have escaped the attention of political and security forces leadership. No doubt the CCM District level Political Committees have fascinating dossiers on the causes, patterns and implications of the unrest.
Certainly , security forces and local governments will need to better understand these things – in order to predict, deal with them and maybe prevent them. Political parties already understand these dynamics, and the power that large groups of young men can have in both town and village. Chadema's youth support can shut down public transport in Arusha, while their Red Guard militia face off against the Green Guard of CCM at every by election. There are few things as intimidating as a truckload of young men kicking up dust and insisting on a good reception as they roll through the village.
Parties may be happy to use young men purposively, but a with demographic bulge not matched by opportunity, that may backfire. It is unclear if the parties have considered this. Whether the state has the capacity to deal with the uncertainty is another matter. But the sooner we start seeing things through the lens of the demographic bulge, the better.
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Do you get the midnight munchies? If so, new research suggests you might want to take extra care when sunbathing: eating late at night could make your skin more vulnerable to sun damage.
According to researchers, mice that were fed during the day rather than at night - which is an abnormal eating pattern for the rodents - experienced greater skin damage as a result of exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, compared with mice fed at normal times.
Study co-author Dr. Joseph S. Takahashi, of the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and colleagues report that the abnormal eating times altered the circadian rhythm in the skin of the mice, reducing the daytime activity of a skin-protecting enzyme.
The findings were recently published in the journal Cell Reports.
Whether from the sun or tanning beds, UV rays damage the DNA in skin cells, making UV exposure a major risk factor for sunburn, skin aging, and skin cancer.
UVA rays - which account for up to 95 percent of UV rays that reach the Earth's surface - penetrate the deeper layers of skin. They are a key cause of skin aging, and they also play a role in skin cancer.
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Wearing sun-protective clothing and sunscreen are two of the best ways to protect our skin against the damaging effects of UV radiation. The new study from Dr. Takahashi and colleagues, however, suggests that adhering to a normal eating pattern may also help.
Activity of skin-protecting enzyme altered
The researchers came to their conclusion by assessing the effects of UVB exposure on the skin of two groups of mice. One group was fed during the daytime only - an abnormal eating time for the nocturnal rodents - while the other group was fed at nighttime only, the usual eating time for mice.
The team found that exposure to UVB radiation during the daytime caused greater skin damage in mice whose eating patterns were abnormal, compared with mice that had normal eating patterns.
Further investigation revealed that abnormal eating times triggered changes in the circadian rhythm of the rodents' skin.
Specifically, an enzyme called xeroderma pigmentosum group A (XPA) - which normally helps to protect skin against UV damage - became less active in the daytime and more active at nighttime.
Mice that followed their normal eating patterns, however, showed no shift in XPA activity.
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Additionally, the researchers found that altered eating patterns in the rodents affected the expression of around 10 percent of their skin genes, though the implications of these gene expression changes are unclear.
While further research is needed to confirm whether eating times affect the circadian rhythm of skin in humans, the researchers say their results indicate that our eating habits may influence our susceptibility to UV damage.
"It is likely that if you have a normal eating schedule, then you will be better protected from UV during the daytime. If you have an abnormal eating schedule, that could cause a harmful shift in your skin clock, like it did in the mouse."
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But, a new note from Apple analyst Gene Munster at Piper Jaffray suggests it only took minutes for certain versions to sell out.
It appears that based on our observations and media reports, launch day supply (April 24th) was largely sold out within the first 10 to 30 minutes depending on model. Most lead times now suggest a 4-6 week or June/July ship date. Overall we view this as an indication of solid demand paired with very limited supply, with supply being the most significant limiting factor. We continue to expect modest sales in the June quarter (2.3m units) as demand ramps over time, with Dec-16 a breakout period. We maintain our Overweight rating and $160 price target.
Strong initial demand for the Apple Watch isn't terribly surprising. Apple's built-in fan base, combined with its earned reputation for excellence all but guarantees an initial surge of sales.
Indeed, days before pre-orders started, Apple's SVP of retail, Angela Ahrendts, warned: "Based on the tremendous interest from people visiting our stores, as well as the number of customers who have gone to the Apple Online Store to mark their favorite Apple Watch ahead of availability, we expect that strong customer demand will exceed our supply at launch."
Munster believes demand for the Apple Watch will likely increase now that in-store demos have started at Apple's retail locations. People now have the chance to play with the watch and decide if they want to buy it, as opposed to the past few months when potential customers were basing their impressions of the watch mostly on what they've seen on Apple's website and in the media.
Despite the initial flurry of activity, it's still tough to get a read on how many Apple has really sold.
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Turns out it's tricky
to write about the splitting
of earth beneath feet
the rattling of hearts in their cages
the scrambling of stunned souls.
But I owe it to you
to try
This is not the world I wanted
but it is the one I helped to create.
And when my words cling to the walls of my throat like dust
I must cough
spew flecks of truth
I owe it to you
who sought safety here
only to be dragged by the throat
slammed against walls.
Cracked in half against the kitchen sink.
I owe it to you
killed for wearing the wrong skin
In the wrong street.
Your protectiondoes not protect you.
I owe it to us, my sisters
whose bodies scream "Touch me."
Whose leader nods, "Go ahead. Touch her."
I owe it to you, my ancestors.
We have been here before.
Do you remember we promised,"never again?"
Was it too much to ask-
to simply exist?
It doesn't come easy
to expose wounds
that weep fresh blood
But I owe it to you
my dear ones
to try.
JULIA RUBIN is a writer and educator from Boston. Her work has been published in Crunchable, The Breakwater Review, Hello Giggles, and others. She believes in the power of writing for empowerment, connection, advocacy, and social change.


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Friday, April 29, 2016
Dresden Carnival blog tour
39 comments:
- Karen in Breezy Point said...
I have some vintage Dresden's that I was gifted, and I love seeing how they are used in modern settings--it's giving me lots of ideas. I don't know what it is about Dresden's, but they are just fun!!
- April 29, 2016 at 10:19 AM
My Grandmother made a Dresden Quilt by hand and it was passed down to me>What a Treasure! Love Dresdens! Thank You for sharing!
- April 29, 2016 at 10:50 AM
- Catskill Quilter said...
Dresden blocks were one of the first that I learned how to make. I have always loved them, and variations are more of a challenge!
- April 29, 2016 at 11:04 AM
- M and M plus 3 said...
I love the dresden pattern simply because it lends itself to a scrappy palette very well. I've made 2 scrappy dresden quilt for my nephews and they love them!
- April 29, 2016 at 11:18 AM
- M and M plus 3 said...
I love the dresden pattern simply because it lends itself to a scrappy palette very well. I've made 2 scrappy dresden quilt for my nephews and they love them!
- April 29, 2016 at 11:18 AM
- JANET said...
I have made a dresden quilt before; been there done that. But now that I see the variations in this book, I want to make a couple more dresden quilts. Lacy Dresden is my favorite from this book!
- April 29, 2016 at 11:53 AM
- Sewgirl said...
Such a versatile block...these quilts are really beautiful. I have fallen in love with the Dresden block because they remind me of days gone by...they can be so charming in a quilt. Thanks for sharing the giveaway!
- April 29, 2016 at 12:42 PM
- Cecilia said...
I'm working on a Dresden plate quilt now for one of my granddaughters. I love the versatility of this block, you can do scrappy or coordinated.
- April 29, 2016 at 1:23 PM
- OhioLori said...
Looooove Dresdens because they are a Vintage style..but are happy & modern at same ti,e...and so many ways to use them!
Thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way too! :D
- April 29, 2016 at 1:48 PM
- Afquilt said...
I love the classic look of Dresdens! And that peek-a-boo violets is gorgeous!
- April 29, 2016 at 1:54 PM
- anna brown said...
Hey things happen just glad i got to read your blog today....Yesss the purple dresdens are very pretty....Ty for your input..... email@example.com
- April 29, 2016 at 4:13 PM
- eyestitch said...
Thanks for hosting this drawing. These are amazing renditions of the Dresden plate, which I have never done before.
- April 29, 2016 at 5:13 PM
- Janie said...
One of my first quilts was a Dresden over 25+ years ago Eleanor Burns technique. I love these modern versions thank you for sharing.
- April 29, 2016 at 5:32 PM
- Denise Hone said...
These quilts look fun to make! I love a scrappy Dresden!
- April 29, 2016 at 6:42 PM
- Denise Hone said...
These quilts look fun to make! I love a scrappy Dresden!
- April 29, 2016 at 6:42 PM
- MoeWest said...
Peek-a-Boo Violets is really nice! I'm not sure why I love Dresdens. Maybe it's because the shape looks like a flower.
- April 29, 2016 at 8:33 PM
- GranChris said...
This is such a classic old time favorite but I love how it has been made new in this book. I will need to get out my ruler and make a few.
- April 29, 2016 at 10:22 PM
- Walter said...
I love the "new" look of dresdens as I never have been a big fan of the 30's fabrics they were often made with. I particularly liked Lily Pad. pjrquilter(at)msn(dot)com
- April 29, 2016 at 11:05 PM
- Anita said...
The classic look of dresdens are lovely, but the modern look shown in this book is breathtaking! I will have to start making them, and I am definitely inspired now!
- April 30, 2016 at 12:45 AM
- Allison CB said...
I love the look of the quilts in this book! I have used Desden Plate in several of my quilts and I love the look of them! Thanks for the chance! mumbird3atgmaildotcom
- April 30, 2016 at 5:24 AM
- Lisa Marie said...
I love dresdens because to me they are so classic as quilt patterns but can be made to look modern. I recently made a baby quilt with dresdens turned into flowers and it is such a cute and cheerful quilt.
- April 30, 2016 at 7:07 AM
- Betsy said...
I love dresdens. They remind me of my grandmother's quilts.
- April 30, 2016 at 7:16 AM
- DianeY said...
I love the look of dresdans and a dresdans ruler was one of the first specialty rulers I bought. I'm embarrassed to say I haven't used it yet, but I promise to soon!
- April 30, 2016 at 7:30 AM
- QuiltLaughLove said...
I love the vintage look of dresdens!
- April 30, 2016 at 7:39 AM
- Melanie said...
I love Dresdens...they just make me happy :). The Lilypad quilt is a must make!!!!
- April 30, 2016 at 9:39 AM
- Yvonne said...
Once I made a Dresden Plate Christmas quilt. I thought it was difficult but it was just fun! This Patterns are awsome so I take a change!
- April 30, 2016 at 9:51 AM
- ShelleySaysSew said...
I made a dresden the first time I participated in a block of the month swap, but none since! I'd love to see some modern inspiration!
- April 30, 2016 at 10:26 AM
- barbara woods said...
i have made two Christmas quilt with my Dreston ruler
- April 30, 2016 at 11:08 AM
- Annie said...
I've always liked Dresden quilts, but the ones in this book make me even more excited to make one (or two or three...)
- April 30, 2016 at 3:08 PM
- Barbara Beyun said...
Oh no! Another book for my Must Have list. I love dresdens because there is so much you can do with them. You could do 100 dresden quilts and they'd all look so different. I'd love to see more ideas with this book, thanks for the chance to win!
- April 30, 2016 at 7:19 PM
- trudys_person said...
I love the juxtaposition of traditional and new that is possible with Dresden Plates - like the Lily Pad quilt! Beautiful! Thank you for the giveaway!
- April 30, 2016 at 7:27 PM
- Lee said...
My great grandmother made me a Dresden quilt and I would love to try and make one!
- May 1, 2016 at 12:10 AM
- Carmen N said...
I've always loved Dresden patterns because they remind me of flowers
- May 1, 2016 at 4:23 PM
- The Lookbook said...
I have also started blogging and would love to share such stuff with readers. The LookBook
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I don't know what it is about Dresden's, but they are just fun!!
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Just 35% of companies have integrated CRM systems, while two thirds of companies are covering marketing and CRM with the same budget, leaving a third of marketers without plans and processes around the technology, according to new research.
A survey of 750 leading CRM managers across the UK and Europe by marketing technology company Wiraya, reveals just 34% of UK businesses have separate budgets for CRM. For most CRM managers, the money comes from the marketing budget, which 53% of businesses are increasing over the next year.
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